Where does “Malebranche” come from?
Malebranche (English) comes from Italian malo, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
Malebranche (English): Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), a French philosopher
Definitions
- Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), a French philosopher
Ancestry of “Malebranche”, step by step
Malebranche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian malo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | malo | bad, evil, wicked; unfit, incompetent, inadequate |
| 2 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |