Etymology

misaddress

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Today it means: To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly. Full definition →

English address ← Middle English adressen ← Old French adrecier
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  10. Proto-Italic*ad
  11. Proto-Italic*ad-
  12. Latinad-
  13. Old Frencha-
  14. Vulgar Latin*dīrēctiāre
  15. Old Frenchdrecier
  16. Old Frenchadrecier
  17. Middle Englishadressen
  18. Englishaddress
  19. English todaymisaddress

From mis- + address.

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