Where does “malus” come from?
malus (English) comes from Translingual Malus, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
malus (English): The return of performance-related compensation...
Definitions
- The return of performance-related compensation...
Ancestry of “malus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Malus | — |
| 2 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |