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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.

Ancestry of “mavys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanmauvisthrush
2Old Frenchmauvisthrush
3Latinmaluminflection of malus: ##...
4Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
5Ancient Greekμηλέα—
6Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “mavys”

  • mavis
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