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misderivation

noun

Etymology

From mis- + derivation.

  1. derived from derivatio
  2. derived from dérivation
  3. inherited from derivacioun
  4. prefixed as misderivation — “mis + derivation”

Definitions

  1. An incorrect derivation, especially of the etymology of a word.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for misderivation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA