Etymology of the English word malice
the English word
malicederived from the Old French word
malicederived from the Latin word
malitia (ill will, malice; wickedness)
derived from the Latin word
malus (apple tree; bad, evil, wicked; mast; beam; tall pole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-Date
The earliest known usage of malice in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
French
malice, Italian
malizia, Provençal
malicia, Spanish
maliciaUsage
Word found in Modern English
