Where does “piorio” come from?
piorio (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pior, 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.
piorio (Portuguese): worst; awfulness
Definitions
- worst; awfulness
Ancestry of “piorio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pior | worse; worst; worse |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | peor | — |
| 3 | Latin | peior | worse |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |