Where does “malia” come from?

malia (Italian) comes from Late Latin *malia, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

malia (Italian): charm, enchantment; spell

Definitions

  1. charm, enchantment; spell

Ancestry of “malia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latin*malia—
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 “malia”

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