Where does “misspeller” come from?
misspeller (English) comes from English misspell, from English spell, from Old French espeler, from Old French espelir, from Frankish spelôn, from Proto-Germanic spellōną, from Proto-Germanic spellą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
misspeller (English): One who spells incorrectly
Definitions
- One who spells incorrectly
Ancestry of “misspeller”, step by step
misspeller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English misspell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | misspell | To spell incorrectly |
| 2 | English | spell | Words or a formula supposed to have magical... |
| 3 | Old French | espeler | to call; to cry out; to shout; to explain; to... |
| 4 | Old French | espelir | — |
| 5 | Frankish | spelôn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |