Where does “impairen” come from?

impairen (Middle English) comes from Old French empoirier, from Vulgar Latin impeioro, 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 “impairen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	empoirier	to worsen
2	Vulgar Latin	impeioro	—
3	Latin	pēior	worse
4	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
5	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
6	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “impairen”

impairment
impair
impairer
impaireth
unimpairable
impairable
impairest
unimpair
nonimpairment
preimpairment

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