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Where does “misruly” come from?

misruly (English) comes from English ruly, from Middle English rewly, from Middle English reule, from Old French reule, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

misruly (English): unruly

Definitions

  1. unruly

Ancestry of “misruly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrulyPitiable; miserable; Pitiably; miserably; Neat...
2Middle Englishrewlyregular, ordinary; orderly, ruly; Alternative...
3Middle Englishreulelegal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;...
4Old Frenchreulerule; ruler; rule
5Latinrēgula—
6Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
7Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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