Where does “malevolēns” come from?

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

malevolēns (Latin): spiteful, malevolent

Definitions

spiteful, malevolent

Ancestry of “malevolēns”, step by step

malevolēns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Latin volēns

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	volēns	wishing, desiring
2	Latin	volō	to wish, to please
3	Proto-Italic	gʷelāō	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti	to throw, raise the arm
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “malevolēns”

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