Where does “mauvais” come from?
mauvais (Old French) comes from Old French malvais, from Latin malifātius, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
mauvais (Old French): Alternative form of malvais
Definitions
- Alternative form of malvais
Ancestry of “mauvais”, step by step
Words derived from “mauvais”