Where does “misunderestimation” come from?
misunderestimation (English) comes from English underestimation, from English estimation, from Middle English estimacioun, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
misunderestimation (English): An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of...
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- An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of...
Ancestry of “misunderestimation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underestimation | An underestimate |
| 2 | English | estimation | The process of making an estimate; The amount,... |
| 3 | Middle English | estimacioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | estimacion | — |
| 5 | Latin | aestimatio | valuation, estimation according to its worth,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |