Where does “malignly” come from?
malignly (English) comes from English malign, from Middle English maligne, from Old French maligne, from Latin malignus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
malignly (English): In a malign manner
Ancestry of “malignly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | malign | Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent... |
| 2 | Middle English | maligne | — |
| 3 | Old French | maligne | — |
| 4 | Latin | malignus | wicked, malicious; spiteful; malignant, malign |
| 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 |