Etymology

misapplication

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Today it means: The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. Full definition →

English application ← Middle English applicacioun ← Old French aplicacion
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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. Latinapplicātiō
  10. Old Frenchaplicacion
  11. Middle Englishapplicacioun
  12. Englishapplication
  13. English todaymisapplication

From mis- + application.

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