Where does “malmener” come from?
malmener (French) comes from French mener, from Old French mener, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.
malmener (French): to manhandle, mistreat; to misuse, use...
Definitions
- to manhandle, mistreat; to misuse, use...
Ancestry of “malmener”, step by step
malmener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mener | to lead, to take; to lead, to run, to take... |
| 2 | Old French | mener | to lead |
| 3 | Latin | minō | to drive or goad (animals) |
| 4 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 5 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via French mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mal | trouble, difficulty; pain; evil |
| 2 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 3 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |