Where does “maliloquax” come from?

maliloquax (Latin) comes from Latin loquāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

maliloquax (Latin): evil-speaking, slanderous

Definitions

  1. evil-speaking, slanderous

Ancestry of “maliloquax”, step by step

maliloquax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin loquāx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinloquāxtalkative, chatty, loquacious
2Latin-āxish, -y
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Latin male

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmalebadly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
2Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
3Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius