a·miss 
(ə-mĭs)
(ə-mĭs)adj.
1. Out of proper order: What is amiss?
2. Not in perfect shape; faulty.
adv.
In an improper, defective, unfortunate, or mistaken way.
[Middle English amis, probably from Old Norse ā mis, so as to miss : ā, on; see an- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + mis, act of missing; see mei-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
- Indo-European root: swo-
- Indo-European root: swād-
- Indo-European root: syū-
- Indo-European root: sā-
- Indo-European root: sāg-
- Indo-European root: sāwel-
- Indo-European root: sē-
- Indo-European root: sēmi-
- Indo-European root: sū-
- Indo-European root: tag-
- Indo-European root: tauro-
- Indo-European root: tegu-
- Indo-European root: tek-
- Indo-European root: teks-
- Indo-European root: telə-
- Indo-European root: tem-
- Indo-European root: ten-
- Indo-European root: terkw-
- Indo-European root: ters-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: teutā-
- Indo-European root: teuə-
- Indo-European root: tkei-
- Indo-European root: to-