misdemeanor

Words with a similar base: misdemeanor

'misdemeanor'

[misdemeanor.n.01] as in: a crime less serious than a felony

Origins

					misdemeanor (English)
├── demeanor (English)
│   └── demenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── demener (Anglo-Norman)
│           ├── de- (Anglo-Norman)
│           ├── demener (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           │   ├── de- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           │   │   └── dis- (Latin)
│           │   └── mener (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── mener (Anglo-Norman)
└── mis- (English)

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