Where does “malmenare” come from?
malmenare (Italian) comes from Italian menare, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.
malmenare (Italian): to beat up, batter; to ill-treat, maltreat,...
Definitions
- to beat up, batter; to ill-treat, maltreat,...
Ancestry of “malmenare”, step by step
malmenare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian menare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | menare | to hit, beat; to take, lead; to drive |
| 2 | Latin | minō | to drive or goad (animals) |
| 3 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 4 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Italian male
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | male | badly, wrongly; evil, harm; pain, ache, illness,... |
| 2 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |