Where does “malitiously” come from?
malitiously (English) comes from English malitious, 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.
malitiously (English): Obsolete form of maliciously
Definitions
- Obsolete form of maliciously
Ancestry of “malitiously”, step by step
malitiously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English malitious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malitious | Obsolete form of malicious |
| 2 | Latin | malitiosus | malicious, wicked; crafty; spiteful |
| 3 | Latin | malitia | a bad quality; badness, wicked; spite, malice; an... |
| 4 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |