Where does “maldigest” come from?
maldigest (English) comes from English digest, from Latin digesta, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
maldigest (English): To digest poorly or in a less than perfect way
Definitions
- To digest poorly or in a less than perfect way
Ancestry of “maldigest”, step by step
maldigest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digest | To distribute or arrange methodically; to work... |
| 2 | Latin | digesta | nominative feminine singular of dīgestus;... |
| 3 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 4 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 5 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mal | illness, affliction; A longboard; Malleolus |
| 2 | French | mal | trouble, difficulty; pain; evil |
| 3 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 4 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |