Where does “péjorativement” come from?
péjorativement (French) comes from French péjoratif, from Late Latin peioratus, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
péjorativement (French): pejoratively
Ancestry of “péjorativement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | péjoratif | pejorative |
| 2 | Late Latin | peioratus | |
| 3 | Latin | pēior | — |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |