Where does “empitjorar” come from?

empitjorar (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin impeioro, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

empitjorar (Catalan): To worsen; get worse; To make worse

Definitions

  1. To worsen; get worse; To make worse

Ancestry of “empitjorar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinimpeioro—
2Latinpēiorworse
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλέα →