Where does “malvisto” come from?
malvisto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese visto, from Old Portuguese visto, from Vulgar Latin visitus, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
malvisto (Portuguese): frowned upon
Definitions
- frowned upon
Ancestry of “malvisto”, step by step
malvisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese visto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | visto | visa; signature, stamp; which has been seen or... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | visto | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | visitus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīsus | having been seen |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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 |