Etymology of the English word malign
the English word
malignderived from the Old French word
malignderived from the Latin word
malignus (spiteful; niggardly; narrow)
derived from the Latin word
malus (apple tree; bad, evil, wicked; mast; beam; tall pole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-derived from the Old French word
malignierderived from the Late Latin word
malignari (malign; act, do)
derived from the Latin word
malignus (spiteful; niggardly; narrow)
derived from the Latin word
malus (apple tree; bad, evil, wicked; mast; beam; tall pole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of malign in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
maligned,
maligningUsage
Word found in Modern English
