Where does “maldito” come from?

maldito (Cebuano) comes from Spanish maldito, from Latin maledictus, from Latin maledīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

maldito (Cebuano): mean, cruel; mischievous; having an attitude

Definitions

  1. mean, cruel; mischievous; having an attitude

Ancestry of “maldito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmalditocursed; damned; damn
2Latinmaledictusslandered; cursed
3Latinmaledīcōto slander, speak ill of
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “maldito

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