'misresolve' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the verb 'resolve' from Latin 'resolvere', where 're-' meant 'again' and 'solvere' meant 'to loosen or release'.

'resolvere' transformed into the Old French word 'resolver', and eventually became the modern English word 'resolve'. The prefix 'mis-' was added to form 'misresolve'.

Initially, 'resolve' meant 'to loosen or release', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to find a solution'. 'Misresolve' implies doing this incorrectly.