Etymology of the English word maltreat
the English word
maltreatderived from the French word
maltraiterderived from the Old French word
malderived 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 Old French word
traiterderived from the Old French word
traitierDate
The earliest known usage of maltreat in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
maltreated,
maltreatingCognates
Dutch
maltraiteren, French
maltraiter, German
malträtieren, Norwegian
maltraktere, Spanish
maltratar, Swedish
malträteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
