Where does “malplifortiĝi” come from?
malplifortiĝi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto malpli, from Esperanto mal-, from French mal-, from Middle French mal-, from Old French mal-, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα — small animal”; small animal.
malplifortiĝi (Esperanto): to become weaker
Definitions
- to become weaker
Ancestry of “malplifortiĝi”, step by step
malplifortiĝi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto malpli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | malpli | less |
| 2 | Esperanto | mal- | denotes opposites |
| 3 | French | mal- | badly; wrongly; denotes the opposite of the... |
| 4 | Middle French | mal- | — |
| 5 | Old French | mal- | bad; badly |
| 6 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 7 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Esperanto forta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | forta | strong |
| 2 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 3 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 4 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |