Where does “maledīcō” come from?

maledīcō (Latin) comes from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

maledīcō (Latin): to slander, speak ill of

Definitions

to slander, speak ill of

Ancestry of “maledīcō”, step by step

maledīcō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dīcō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
2	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
3	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
5	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
6	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7	Latin	calceus	shoe
8	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
9	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin male

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	male	badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
2	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
3	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
4	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “maledīcō”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →