Where does “misskreditera” come from?
misskreditera (Swedish) comes from Swedish miss, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
misskreditera (Swedish): to discredit; to harm the good reputation of a...
Definitions
- to discredit; to harm the good reputation of a...
Ancestry of “misskreditera”, step by step
misskreditera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish miss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | miss | A failure to hit; A mistake; A beauty; a winner... |
| 2 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 3 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 4 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 5 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Swedish kreditera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kreditera | to credit |
| 2 | Swedish | era | your, yours; you; era |
| 3 | Latin | āera | era or epoch from which time is measured |
| 4 | Latin | aes | money, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aos | bronze, copper |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ajos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éyos | a metal, copper, bronze |