Where does “empirier” come from?

empirier (Old French) comes 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.

empirier (Old French): Alternative form of empoirier; to worsen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of empoirier; to worsen

Ancestry of “empirier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinimpeioro
2Latinpēiorworse
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “empirier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μηλέα
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