Where does “peyorativamente” come from?
peyorativamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish peyorativo, from French péjoratif, from Late Latin peioratus, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
peyorativamente (Spanish): pejoratively, derogatorily
Definitions
- pejoratively, derogatorily
Ancestry of “peyorativamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | peyorativo | pejorative |
| 2 | French | péjoratif | pejorative |
| 3 | Late Latin | peioratus | |
| 4 | Latin | pēior | worse |
| 5 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |