Where does “malquisto” come from?

malquisto (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.

malquisto (Portuguese): disliked, unliked

Definitions

  1. disliked, unliked

Ancestry of “malquisto”, step by step

malquisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese mal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemalbadly; hardly; barely; wrong
2Old Occitanmalbad
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Portuguese quisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesequistoAlternative form of cisto; darling, beloved, dear
2Latincystiscyst
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μηλέα
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