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Where does “mauldit” come from?

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

mauldit (Middle French): cursed; inflicted with a curse

Definitions

  1. cursed; inflicted with a curse

Ancestry of “mauldit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaudit—
2Latinmaledictusslandered; cursed
3Latinmaledīcō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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