Where does “pējōrō” come from?
pējōrō (Latin) comes from Latin pejora, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
Ancestry of “pējōrō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pejora | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | pēior | worse |
| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |