Where does “malograr” come from?

malograr (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mal, from Old Occitan mal, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

malograr (Portuguese): to harm, botch, spoil, ruin

Definitions

to harm, botch, spoil, ruin

Ancestry of “malograr”, step by step

malograr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese mal

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	mal	badly; hardly; barely; wrong
2	Old Occitan	mal	bad
3	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
5	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

via Portuguese lograr

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	lograr	to acquire, obtain; to deceive; to achieve
2	Old Portuguese	lograr	—
3	Latin	lucrārī	—

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