Etymology of the English word malposition
the English word
malpositionusing the English prefix
mal-derived from the Old French prefix
mal-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 English word
positionderived from the Old French word
posicionderived from the Latin word
positio (place; arrangement, layout; placing; attitude, mental position, condition; position, place; framing)
derived from the Latin word
positus (placed; situation, position; arrangement)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-Derivations in other languages
French
malpositionUsage
Word found in Modern English
