Where does “malvolença” come from?
malvolença (Catalan) comes from Catalan malvoler, 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.
malvolença (Catalan): ill will, malice, spite, venom
Definitions
- ill will, malice, spite, venom
Ancestry of “malvolença”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | malvoler | to wish ill; to dislike |
| 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 |