Etymology

malafide

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Today it means: In bad faith. Full definition →

Latin malā fidē
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frommalā fidē“in bad faith”
  2. English todaymalafide

Univerbation of mala fide, from Latin malā fidē (“in bad faith”).

Words from the same roots

Latinmalā fidē all →

mala fide

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