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Where does “(s)mel-” come from?
(s)mel-
(Proto-Indo-European): false, erroneous; bad, evil
Definitions
false, erroneous; bad, evil
Words derived from “(s)mel-”
mild
impairment
melting
melt
malignant
malice
malicious
mildly
molten
malady
impair
Mildred
milder
Mali
malignancy
mal
camouflage
malevolent
maliciously
malignity
mallet
malign
Mallet
pejorative
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