malvais
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *malifātius, which consists of Latin malus (“bad”) and fātum (“destiny”).[1]. Created in a similar way is the proper name Bonifatius. Cognates include Spanish malvado, Italian malvagio.
Adjective
malvais m (oblique and nominative feminine singular malvaise)
Declension
Descendants
References
- ↑ Jacqueline Picoche, Jean-Claude Rolland, Dictionnaire étymologique du français, Paris 2009, Dictionnaires Le Robert, →ISBN
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *malifātius, from Latin malus + fātum. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French malvais.
Adjective
malvais
- bad (not good)
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “malifatius”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 61, page 95
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