Where does “злорадство” come from?
злорадство (Russian) comes from Russian рад, from Russian радиан, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
злорадство (Russian): schadenfreude
Ancestry of “злорадство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | рад | glad; rad; API • m inan |
| 2 | Russian | радиан | — |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |