Where does “peiorare” come from?
peiorare (Late Latin) comes from Latin peiorem, from Latin peior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
peiorare (Late Latin): present active infinitive of peiōrō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of peiōrō;...
Ancestry of “peiorare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | peiorem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 2 | Latin | peior | 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 |