Where does “missignify” come from?

missignify (English) comes from English signify, from Old French signifier, from Latin significāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

missignify (English): To signify falsely; to give the appearance of something that is not true

Definitions

  1. To signify falsely; to give the appearance of something that is not true

Ancestry of “missignify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsignifyTo create a sign out of something; To give a...
2Old Frenchsignifier—
3Latinsignificāre—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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