English
misadventure
Misadventure comes from Old French mesaventure ‘misfortune’, from aventure ‘adventure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadveniōas advenīre‘arrive, come’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*adventūra‘event, fate, adventure’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aventure‘adventure’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400mesaventure‘misfortune’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500misaventure
- Englishearliest quotation 1854misadventure
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadveniōas advenīre‘arrive, come’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*adventūra‘event, fate, adventure’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aventure‘adventure’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400mesaventure‘misfortune’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500misaventure
- Englishearliest quotation 1854misadventure
Earliest quotation: 1854, Charles Dickens, Stephen Blackpool: “It is said that every life has its roses…”
Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to change’
Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós ‘mutual, reciprocal’
Proto-Germanic *missa- ‘wrongly, badly, mis-’
Proto-West Germanic *missa- ‘mis-, wrongly’
English mis-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to step, come’
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Latin adventūrus ‘about to arrive’
Vulgar Latin *adventūra ‘what is about to happen’
Old French aventure ‘chance, adventure’
Middle English aventure ‘adventure; chance’
English adventure
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, bass, revenue, cum, venue, pug, contravention, quim, 56 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti ‘to come’
through Proto-Italic *gʷəniō ‘to come’
through Latin veniō ‘come’
event, convention, inventory, intervene, inventor, invent, souvenir, provenance, convene, circumvention, contravene, revenant, 22 more
through Latin adveniō ‘arrive, come’
Today it means
noun Synonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / misadventure