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Where does “mistransliterate” come from?

mistransliterate (English) comes from English transliterate, from Latin transliteratum, from Latin translitero, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

mistransliterate (English): To transliterate incorrectly

Definitions

  1. To transliterate incorrectly

Ancestry of “mistransliterate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransliterateTo represent letters or words in the characters...
2Latintransliteratum—
3Latintranslitero—
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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