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 |
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| 1 | Old French | empoirier | to worsen |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | impeioro | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēior | — |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | — |
| 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”