Where does “malevolently” come from?
malevolently (English) comes from English malevolent, from Middle English malevolent, from Old French malivolent, from Latin malevolēns, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
malevolently (English): In a malevolent manner
Ancestry of “malevolently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | malevolent | having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on... |
| 2 | Middle English | malevolent | — |
| 3 | Old French | malivolent | — |
| 4 | Latin | malevolēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 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 |