Where does “maldecap” come from?
maldecap (Catalan) comes from Catalan de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
maldecap (Catalan): headache
Definitions
- headache
Ancestry of “maldecap”, step by step
maldecap traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | de | The name of the Latin-script letter D; of, from |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Catalan mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mal | evil, bad; illness; badly, poorly |
| 2 | Old Catalan | mal | — |
| 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 |