Where does “unmalign” come from?
unmalign (English) comes from English malign, from Middle English maligne, from Old French maligne, from Latin malignus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
unmalign (English): Not malign
Definitions
- Not malign
Ancestry of “unmalign”, step by step
unmalign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English malign
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malign | Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent... |
| 2 | Middle English | maligne | evil, malicious, malign |
| 3 | Old French | maligne | — |
| 4 | Latin | malignus | wicked, malicious; spiteful; malignant, malign |
| 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 |