Where does “mauvis” come from?

mauvis (Old French) comes from Latin malum, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

mauvis (Old French): thrush

Definitions

  1. thrush

Ancestry of “mauvis”, step by step

mauvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin malum

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

via Latin vitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitisvine; a vine staff, the baton or cane of a Roman...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “mauvis

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