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Where does “missa-” come from?

missa- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

missa- (Proto-Germanic): mis-, badly, wrongly

Definitions

  1. mis-, badly, wrongly

Ancestry of “missa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmittomutual, reciprocal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “missa-”

  • misfortune
  • mischief
  • misunderstanding
  • mischievous
  • misconduct
  • misuse
  • mistrust
  • mismatch
  • misrepresentation
  • misconception
  • misunderstand
  • miscarriage
  • mishap
  • mismanagement
  • misdemeanor
  • mistreatment
  • misinterpretation
  • misapprehension
  • misgiving
  • misinformation
  • misshapen
  • misstatement
  • misbehavior
  • misnomer
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