miscalculation
/mɪˈskælkjəˈleɪʃən/mih-SKAL-kyuh-LAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/mɪˈskælkjəˈleɪʃən/mih-SKAL-kyuh-LAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of miscalculating
Common meaning: a wrong reckoning
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- misGreek element: hating (from misein)
- calcullimestone; a small pebble used for countingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 273 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘hating (from misein)’ + ‘limestone’ → miscalculation
Journey through time
- Latincalculare‘to reckon’source
- Englishmiscalculate‘to calculate amiss’source
- Englishmiscalculate‘to work out wrongly’
- Englishformed in English from miscalculatemiscalculation‘a wrong reckoning’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from miscalculate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MISCALCULATE, p.370 · scan
Roots
- calx, calcis; calculus Latin “limestone; a small pebble used for counting”
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