Where does “maliceful” come from?
maliceful (English) comes from English malice, from Middle English malice, from Old French malice, from Latin malitia, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
maliceful (English): Showing malice, malicious
Definitions
- Showing malice, malicious
Ancestry of “maliceful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | malice | Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or... |
| 2 | Middle English | malice | — |
| 3 | Old French | malice | malice, evilness, evil intentions; malicious act |
| 4 | Latin | malitia | a bad quality; badness, wicked; spite, malice; an... |
| 5 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |