Etymology

misinformation

mis·in·for·ma·tion
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Today it means: Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Full definition →

English information ← Middle English enformacioun ← Late Latin īnfōrmātiō
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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*h₁én
  10. Proto-Italic*en
  11. Proto-Italic*en-
  12. Latinin-
  13. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  14. Latinfōrma
  15. Latinfōrmō
  16. Latinīnfōrmō
  17. Late Latinīnfōrmātiō
  18. Middle Englishenformacioun
  19. Englishinformation
  20. English todaymisinformation

From mis- + information.

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