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maledico.

to slander, speak ill of

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ma.ɫɛˈdiː.koː]Classical-Latin[ma.leˈdiː.ko]
  1. to slander, speak ill of

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  2. to curse

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin male Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Latin maledīcō From male (“wickedly, badly”) + dīcō (“say, speak”).

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