dismal

The story

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromdiēs malī“bad days”
2. Old French · derived from(li) dis mals“(the) bad days”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdismal
4. Middle English · inherited fromdismal
5. English todaydismal

From Middle English dismal, dismale, from Anglo-Norman dismal, from Old French (li) dis mals (“(the) bad days”), from Medieval Latin diēs malī (“bad days”).