Where does “Malec” come from?

Malec (English) comes from English alec, from Latin alec, from Latin allec, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς, from Translingual halo-, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Malec (English): The ship of characters Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood from The Shadowhunter Chronicles franchise

Definitions

  1. The ship of characters Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood from The Shadowhunter Chronicles franchise

Ancestry of “Malec”, step by step

Malec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalecAn anchovy or herring, especially pickled or...
2LatinalecAlternative spelling of allēc; herring
3Latinallecfish sauce
4Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λςsalt, sea
5Translingualhalo-
6Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English Magnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMagnusof mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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