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malefacio.

to do evil or harm

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ma.ɫɛˈfa.ki.oː]Classical-Latin[ma.leˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]

  1. to do evil or harm

    conjugation-3 · suppletive

  2. to injure

    conjugation-3 · suppletive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin male Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin malefaciō From male (“wickedly, badly”) + faciō (“to do, make”).

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