Where does “malverser” come from?

malverser (French) comes from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

malverser (French): to misbehave

Definitions

  1. to misbehave

Ancestry of “malverser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmalebadly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
2Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
3Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “malverser

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μηλέα
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