Where does “maleolar” come from?
maleolar (Romanian) comes from French malléolaire, from French malléole, from Latin malleolus, from Latin malleus, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-no-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
maleolar (Romanian): malleolar
Definitions
- malleolar
Ancestry of “maleolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | malléolaire | malleolar |
| 2 | French | malléole | malleolus |
| 3 | Latin | malleolus | small hammer, mallet; fire-dart |
| 4 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |