Where does “malvais” come from?
malvais (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin malifatius, from Latin malum, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
malvais (Old Occitan): bad
Ancestry of “malvais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | malifatius | unfortunate, unlucky; bad, evil, wicked |
| 2 | Latin | malum | inflection of malus:
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| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |