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Where does “malvadamente” come from?

malvadamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish malvado, from Old Occitan malvatz, from Latin malifātius, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

malvadamente (Spanish): wickedly, naughtily, mischievously, hellishly

Definitions

  1. wickedly, naughtily, mischievously, hellishly

Ancestry of “malvadamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmalvadoevil, wicked, mean, bad
2Old Occitanmalvatzbad
3Latinmalifātius—
4Latinfātum—
5Latinfātus—
6Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
7Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
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