Where does “malveure” come from?

malveure (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.

malveure (Catalan): to look down on, to perceive as bad

Definitions

  1. to look down on, to perceive as bad

Ancestry of “malveure”, step by step

malveure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmalevil, bad; illness; badly, poorly
2Old Catalanmal—
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Catalan veure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanveureto see
2Old Occitanvezerto see
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλέα →