Where does “maliciousness” come from?
maliciousness (English) comes from English malicious, from Old French malicios, from French malicieux, from Latin malitiosus, from Latin malitia, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
maliciousness (English): The condition of being malicious; malevolence or...
Definitions
- The condition of being malicious; malevolence or...
Ancestry of “maliciousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | malicious | Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or... |
| 2 | Old French | malicios | — |
| 3 | French | malicieux | mischievous; malicious |
| 4 | Latin | malitiosus | malicious, wicked; crafty; spiteful |
| 5 | Latin | malitia | a bad quality; badness, wicked; spite, malice; an... |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |