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Stage 1 of 3
nomen
Latin · ancient
"name"
name, giving rise to nomer (to name)
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Stage 2 of 3
mesnomer
Anglo-French · medieval
"wrongly named"
wrongly named, from mes- (wrongly) and nomer (to name)
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Stage 3 of 3
misnomer
English · 1400s
"a name or term that is wrongly applied"
settled as the English word for a name or term that is wrongly applied
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