Where does “malvendre” come from?
malvendre (Catalan) comes 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.
malvendre (Catalan): to sell at a low price or at a loss
Definitions
- to sell at a low price or at a loss
Ancestry of “malvendre”, step by step
malvendre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |