miscapitalize

English

Alternative forms

• miscapitalise

Etymology

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 capitalize

English miscapitalize

From mis- + capitalize.

Verb

miscapitalize (third-person singular simple present miscapitalizes, present participle miscapitalizing, simple past and past participle miscapitalized)

1. (transitive) To capitalize incorrectly.

Related terms

• miscapitalization