Where does “unmalevolent” come from?
unmalevolent (English) comes from English malevolent, from Middle English malevolent, from Old French malivolent, from Latin malevolēns, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
unmalevolent (English): Not malevolent
Definitions
- Not malevolent
Ancestry of “unmalevolent”, step by step
unmalevolent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English malevolent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malevolent | having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on... |
| 2 | Middle English | malevolent | — |
| 3 | Old French | malivolent | — |
| 4 | Latin | malevolēns | spiteful, malevolent |
| 5 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 6 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |