Etymology of the English word malignant
the English word
malignantderived from the Late Latin word
malignare (malign; act, do)
derived from the Late Latin word
malignantderived 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
*genÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of malignant in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
malignancyUsage
Word found in Modern English
