Where does “pejoratiu” come from?
pejoratiu (Catalan) comes from French péjorative, from Late Latin peioratus, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
pejoratiu (Catalan): pejorative, derogatory
Definitions
- pejorative, derogatory
Ancestry of “pejoratiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | péjorative | feminine singular of péjoratif; depreciative,... |
| 2 | Late Latin | peioratus | |
| 3 | Latin | pēior | worse |
| 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 |