Where does “peggio” come from?

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

peggio (Italian): worse; worst; the worst thing, the worst part

Definitions

worse; worst; the worst thing, the worst part

Ancestry of “peggio”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pēius	—
2	Latin	pēior	worse
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

Words derived from “peggio”

maleppeggio

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