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malentendido.

misunderstanding

12 characters5 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/malentenˈdido/[ma.lẽn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞o]
  1. misunderstanding

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish mal- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendere Old Spanish entender Spanish entender Spanish malentender Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Latin -itusder. Spanish -ido Spanish malentendido From malentender + -ido.

verb/malentenˈdido/[ma.lẽn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞o]
  1. past participle of malentender

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish mal- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendere Old Spanish entender Spanish entender Spanish malentender Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Latin -itusder. Spanish -ido Spanish malentendido From malentender + -ido.

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