Where does “empirer” come from?
empirer (Middle French) comes from Old French empirier, 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.
empirer (Middle French): to worsen
Definitions
- to worsen
Ancestry of “empirer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | empirier | Alternative form of 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 |