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

via Italian branca

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	branca	claw; talon; branch
2	Late Latin	branca	footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
3	Gaulish	vranca	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	wrónkeh₂	—

Words derived from “Malebranche”

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