miscategorise

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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-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?

Proto-Hellenic *kətá

Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)

Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂

Proto-Hellenic *agorā́

Ancient Greek ἀγορᾱ́ (agorā́)

Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)

Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)

Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō)

Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā)bor.

Late Latin catēgoriader.

Middle French categorie

French catégoriebor.

Middle English

English category

English -ise

English categorise

English miscategorise

From mis- + categorise.

Verb

miscategorise (third-person singular simple present miscategorises, present participle miscategorising, simple past and past participle miscategorised)

Alternative spelling of miscategorize.