miscomprehend

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti
Proto-Italic *hendō
Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
Latin prehendō
Latin comprehendōbor.
Middle English comprehenden
English comprehend
English miscomprehend

    From mis- + comprehend.

    Verb

    miscomprehend (third-person singular simple present miscomprehends, present participle miscomprehending, simple past and past participle miscomprehended)

    1. To misunderstand.

    Translations

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