Where does “mauveisement” come from?
mauveisement (Old French) comes from Old French mauveis, 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.
mauveisement (Old French): badly; not well
Definitions
- badly; not well
Ancestry of “mauveisement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mauveis | Alternative form of malvais |
| 2 | Old French | malvais | bad, evil |
| 3 | Latin | malifātius | unfortunate |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |