Where does “maledir” come from?

maledir (Catalan) comes from Latin maledicere, from Latin maledico, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

Ancestry of “maledir”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	maledicere	present active infinitive of maledīcō
2	Latin	maledico	I slander, speak ill of; I curse
3	Latin	male	badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
4	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
5	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	—
6	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “maledir”

maleir

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