Where does “malvoler” come from?

malvoler (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.

malvoler (Catalan): to wish ill; to dislike

Definitions

  1. to wish ill; to dislike

Ancestry of “malvoler”, step by step

malvoler 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 voler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvolerto want; to merit; willingness
2Vulgar Latinvoleo
3Latinvolōto wish, to please
4Proto-Italicgʷelāō
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “malvoler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-