Where does “nonmaleficent” come from?
nonmaleficent (English) comes from English maleficent, from Latin maleficens, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
nonmaleficent (English): Not maleficent; not producing harm
Definitions
- Not maleficent; not producing harm
Ancestry of “nonmaleficent”, step by step
nonmaleficent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maleficent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maleficent | Harmful or evil in intent or effect |
| 2 | Latin | maleficens | — |
| 3 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |