mal

Galician

/ˈmal/

adv

Definitions

badly

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese mal inherited from Latin male (badly, wrongly).

Origin

Latin

male

Gloss

badly, wrongly

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

male Latin
maleficus Latin
mal- Italian
male Italian
malversation French
mal- Spanish, Castilian
*mel- Proto-Indo-European
mal Portuguese
mal- Portuguese
mal Old French
mal- Old French
mal Old Portuguese
mâl Friulian
mali Sardinian