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Where does “mauldict” come from?

mauldict (Middle French) comes from Latin maledictus, from Latin maledīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mauldict (Middle French): cursed; execrable

Definitions

  1. cursed; execrable

Ancestry of “mauldict”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaledictusslandered; cursed
2Latinmaledīcō—
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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