Melvin

English

/ˈmɛlvɪn/

proper noun

Etymology

Derived from Latin mala (bad, jaw, cheek, apple) derived from Old French ville (town, settlement).

Origin

Old French

ville

Gloss

town, settlement

Concept

Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

町

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mala English
*Mattiana Latin
mala Latin
vīlla Latin
Orville French
mala Spanish, Castilian
Melvin Swedish
male Old French
ville Old French
Melvin Cebuano
ville Norman
ville Middle French
*smakslā Proto-Italic
*malhu, *malha Frankish

mala