Where does “maltractar” come from?
maltractar (Catalan) comes from Catalan mal-, from Catalan mal, from Old Catalan mal, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
maltractar (Catalan): to mistreat
Definitions
- to mistreat
Ancestry of “maltractar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mal- | poorly, badly |
| 2 | Catalan | mal | evil, bad; illness; badly, poorly |
| 3 | Old Catalan | mal | — |
| 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 |