Where does “malo” come from?
malo (Italian) comes from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
malo (Italian): bad, evil, wicked; unfit, incompetent, inadequate
Definitions
- bad, evil, wicked; unfit, incompetent, inadequate
Ancestry of “malo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
Words derived from “malo”