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Where does “missuggestion” come from?

missuggestion (English) comes from English suggestion, from Old French suggestioun, from Old French suggestion, from Latin suggestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

missuggestion (English): Wrong or evil suggestion

Definitions

  1. Wrong or evil suggestion

Ancestry of “missuggestion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuggestionSomething suggested; The act of suggesting;...
2Old Frenchsuggestioun—
3Old Frenchsuggestionsuggestion; proposal
4Latinsuggestiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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