Where does “maliosamente” come from?
maliosamente (Italian) comes from Italian malioso, from Italian malia, 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.
maliosamente (Italian): enchantingly
Definitions
- enchantingly
Ancestry of “maliosamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | malioso | enchanting, charming |
| 2 | Italian | malia | charm, enchantment; spell |
| 3 | Late Latin | *malia | — |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |