Where does “pejorativament” come from?
pejorativament (Catalan) comes from Catalan pejoratiu, 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.
pejorativament (Catalan): derogatorily, pejoratively
Definitions
- derogatorily, pejoratively
Ancestry of “pejorativament”, step by step
pejorativament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan pejoratiu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pejoratiu | pejorative, derogatory |
| 2 | French | péjorative | feminine singular of péjoratif; depreciative,... |
| 3 | Late Latin | peioratus | |
| 4 | Latin | pēior | worse |
| 5 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |