Where does “malarious” come from?
Malarious derives from English malaria, from Italian malaria combining male (bad) and aria (air), from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, air), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos (air or mist).
malarious (English): With malaria; where people may catch malaria;...
Definitions
- With malaria; where people may catch malaria;...
Ancestry of “malarious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |