Where does “Malacoda” come from?
Malacoda (Italian) comes from Italian coda, from Latin cōda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
Malacoda (Italian): the leader of a fictional group of devils from Hell in the Divine Comedy
Definitions
- the leader of a fictional group of devils from Hell in the Divine Comedy
Ancestry of “Malacoda”, step by step
Malacoda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian coda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | coda | tail; queue; line; coda |
| 2 | Latin | cōda | — |
| 3 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
via Italian malo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | malo | bad, evil, wicked; unfit, incompetent, inadequate |
| 2 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |