Where does “peioritas” come from?

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

peioritas (Latin): the quality of being worse, inferiority

Definitions

  1. the quality of being worse, inferiority

Ancestry of “peioritas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēiorworse
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 (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μηλέα