Where does “misresemblance” come from?
misresemblance (English) comes from English resemblance, from Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French resemblance, from Old French resembler, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
misresemblance (English): A wrong or misleading resemblance
Definitions
- A wrong or misleading resemblance
Ancestry of “misresemblance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resemblance | The quality or state of resembling; That which... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | resemblance | similarity |
| 3 | Old French | resemblance | similarity |
| 4 | Old French | resembler | to look like; to resemble |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |