Where does “maltalent” come from?
maltalent (English) comes from Middle English maltalent, from Middle French maltalent, from Old French mautalant, from Old French mal, from Latin malleus, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-no-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
maltalent (English): Ill will; malice, malevolence
Definitions
- Ill will; malice, malevolence
Ancestry of “maltalent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | maltalent | ill will, malice, anger |
| 2 | Middle French | maltalent | evil intention |
| 3 | Old French | mautalant | evil intention |
| 4 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 5 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |