Where does “impairer” come from?
impairer (English) comes from English impair, from Middle English impairen, from Old French empoirier, from Vulgar Latin impeioro, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
impairer (English): One who, or that which, impairs
Definitions
- One who, or that which, impairs
Ancestry of “impairer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | impair | To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a... |
| 2 | Middle English | impairen | — |
| 3 | Old French | empoirier | to worsen |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | impeioro | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēior | — |
| 6 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |