myEtymology.com: English etymology of misstate

Etymology of the English word misstate

the English word misstate

derived from the English word state

derived from the Old French word estat

derived from the Latin word status (appointed; position, situation, condition)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

derived from the English word mis-