Where does “maleureux” come from?
maleureux (Middle French) comes from Middle French -eux, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
maleureux (Middle French): wretched; miserable; wretch
Definitions
- wretched; miserable; wretch
Ancestry of “maleureux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | -eux | -ous, -y |
| 2 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |