'miscontrol' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the word 'control', which comes from the Latin 'contrarotulare', meaning 'to check against a roll'.

'miscontrol' evolved from the combination of 'mis-' and 'control', which was influenced by the Old French 'contrerole'.

Initially, it meant 'to check against a roll wrongly', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to manage or regulate something poorly or incorrectly'.