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Where does “maleficio” come from?

maleficio (Latin) comes from Latin maleficium, from Latin maleficus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

maleficio (Latin): dative singular of maleficium; ablative singular...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of maleficium; ablative singular...

Ancestry of “maleficio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaleficiumcrime, misdeed, offence, evil deed; injury, hurt,...
2Latinmaleficuswicked, vicious; criminal
3Latinmalebadly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
4Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
5Ancient Greekμηλέα—
6Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “maleficio”

  • malefactor
  • malefactress
  • malhechor
  • malfattore
  • malfeitor
  • malefactor
  • malfatôr
  • malfechor
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