Etymology of the Latin word malignus
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™-Derivations in Latin
malignari,
malignitas,
malignantDerivations in other languages
French
malin, French
malign, Italian
maligno, Portuguese
maligno, Portuguese
malina, Portuguese
malino, Spanish
maligno, Spanish
malino
