'miscombine' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the verb 'combine' from Latin 'combinare', where 'com-' meant 'together' and 'binare' meant 'to join'.

'combinare' transformed into the Old French word 'combiner', and eventually became the modern English word 'combine'. The prefix 'mis-' was added to form 'miscombine'.

Initially, it meant 'to join together', but with the prefix 'mis-', it evolved to mean 'to join together incorrectly'.