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