Where does “malalt” come from?
malalt (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan malalte, from Latin male habitus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
malalt (Catalan): sick, ill
Definitions
- sick, ill
Ancestry of “malalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | malalte | — |
| 2 | Latin | male habitus | having a sickness; ill-kept, not in good... |
| 3 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |