Where does “pior” come from?

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

pior (Portuguese): worse; worst; worse

Definitions

  1. worse; worst; worse

Ancestry of “pior”, step by step

pior traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese peor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepeor—
2Latinpeiorworse
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 Old Portuguese peyor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepeyor—

Words derived from “pior”

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