Where does “pejoratief” come from?

pejoratief (Dutch) comes from French péjoratif, 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.

pejoratief (Dutch): pejorative

Definitions

pejorative

Ancestry of “pejoratief”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	péjoratif	pejorative
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλέα →