Etymology

mispronounce

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Today it means: To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly. Full definition →

English pronounce ← Middle English pronouncen ← Old French prononcier
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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*per-der.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  13. Proto-Italic*pro-
  14. Latinprō-
  15. Latinnūntius
  16. Latinnūntiō
  17. Latinprōnūntiō
  18. Old Frenchprononcier
  19. Middle Englishpronouncen
  20. Englishpronounce
  21. English todaymispronounce

From mis- + pronounce.

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