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Etymology of the English word misdemeanant

the English word misdemeanant
derived from the English word misdemean
derived from the English word demean
derived from the Old French word demener
derived from the Old French word mener
derived from the Latin word minare (drive; impel, push)
derived from the Latin word minari (a ameninţa; threaten, speak, act menacingly)
derived from the Latin word minae
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-
using the Old French prefix de-
derived from the Late Latin prefix de-
derived from the Latin word de (away; down)
derived from the English word mis-
using the English suffix -ant

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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