Where does “malad” come from?
malad (Mauritian Creole) comes from French malade, from Middle French malade, from Old French malade, from Latin male habitus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
malad (Mauritian Creole): ill, unwell, sick
Definitions
- ill, unwell, sick
Ancestry of “malad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | malade | ill, unwell, sick; Mentally disturbed; crazy;... |
| 2 | Middle French | malade | — |
| 3 | Old French | malade | ill, unwell, sick |
| 4 | Latin | male habitus | having a sickness; ill-kept, not in good... |
| 5 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 6 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |