'miscalibrated' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the verb 'calibrate', which comes from the French 'calibrer', meaning 'to measure'.

'calibrer' transformed into the English word 'calibrate', and with the addition of the prefix 'mis-', it became 'miscalibrate', eventually forming the adjective 'miscalibrated'.

Initially, 'calibrate' meant 'to measure', but with the prefix 'mis-', it evolved to mean 'incorrectly measured or adjusted'.