Etymology

mispromote

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Today it means: To promote incorrectly; to advertise or advocate for something other than the intended use. Full definition →

English promote ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō
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  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*per-der.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  13. Proto-Italic*pro-
  14. Latinprō-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  17. Proto-Italic*moweō
  18. Latinmoveō
  19. Latinprōmoveō
  20. Latinprōmōtus
  21. Englishpromote
  22. English todaymispromote

From mis- + promote.

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