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Where does “malioso” come from?

malioso (Italian) comes 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.

malioso (Italian): enchanting, charming

Definitions

  1. enchanting, charming

Ancestry of “malioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaliacharm, enchantment; spell
2Late Latin*malia—
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέα—
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “malioso”

  • maliosamente
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