Where does “malpaís” come from?
malpaís (Spanish) comes from Spanish país, from French pays, from Middle French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos — to attach.
malpaís (Spanish): akin to badlands, but of volcaniclastic origin;...
Definitions
- akin to badlands, but of volcaniclastic origin;...
Ancestry of “malpaís”, step by step
malpaís traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish país
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | país | country; country, land |
| 2 | French | pays | land, country, region, nation; country |
| 3 | Middle French | pays | land; country; region |
| 4 | Old French | païs | Alternative form of pais; country |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | pagensis | — |
| 6 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Spanish mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mal | Apocopic form of malo bad; evil; amiss, awry,... |
| 2 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |