Where does “mauvis” come from?
mauvis (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French mauvis, from Latin malum, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
mauvis (Anglo-Norman): thrush
Definitions
- thrush
Ancestry of “mauvis”, step by step
mauvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French mauvis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mauvis | thrush |
| 2 | Latin | malum | inflection of malus: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Medieval Latin *malvitius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | *malvitius | — |
| 2 | Latin | mālum | evil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief |
| 3 | Doric Greek | μᾶλον | apple |