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Where does “malevolentia” come from?

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

malevolentia (Latin): malevolence, hatred, dislike, envy

Definitions

  1. malevolence, hatred, dislike, envy

Ancestry of “malevolentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmalevolēns—
2Latinmalebadly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέα—
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “malevolentia”

  • malevolence
  • malevolence
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