Where does “pēior” come from?

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

pēior (Latin): worse

Definitions

  1. worse

Ancestry of “pēior”, step by step

pēior traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin malus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
2Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
3Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Proto-Indo-European ped-yōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanped-yōsto the ground, downward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pēior”

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