Where does “mistranscription” come from?
mistranscription (English) comes from English transcription, from Middle French transcription, from Latin transcriptiōnem, from Latin trānscrībō, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
mistranscription (English): Incorrect transcription
Definitions
- Incorrect transcription
Ancestry of “mistranscription”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transcription | The act or process of transcribing; Something... |
| 2 | Middle French | transcription | — |
| 3 | Latin | transcriptiōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | trānscrībō | to transfer in writing, copy off, transcribe |
| 5 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |