mishyphenation

Questions

What does mishyphenation mean?

The incorrect placement of a hyphen.

Where does mishyphenation come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English hyphenation English mishyphenation From mis- + hyphenation.

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