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- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Proto-Indo-European*set-?
- Ancient Greekἐτεός (eteós)der.?
- Ancient Greekἔτυμος (étumos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos)
- Ancient Greekἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)
- Latinetymologia
- Old Frenchethimologie
- Middle Englishethymologie
- Englishetymology
- Englishetymologize
- English todaymisetymologize
From mis- + etymologize.
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