Where does “mavys” come from?
mavys (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman mauvis, from Old French mauvis, from Latin malum, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
mavys (Middle English): song thrush
Definitions
- song thrush
Ancestry of “mavys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | mauvis | thrush |
| 2 | Old French | mauvis | thrush |
| 3 | Latin | malum | inflection of malus: ##... |
| 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 |