Where does “malleate” come from?
malleate (English) comes from Latin malleātus, from Latin malleo, from Latin malleus, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-no-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
malleate (English): Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another...
Definitions
- Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another...
Ancestry of “malleate”, step by step
malleate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin malleātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | malleātus | hammered, having been beaten or shaped by a hammer |
| 2 | Latin | malleo | I hammer; dative singular of malleus; ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English malleus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malleus | The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear;... |