The story
- Latin · derived frommalefaciō
- Late Latin · derived frommalefactor
- Middle English · inherited frommalefactour
- English todaymalefactor
From Middle English malefactour, from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō, from male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“to make or do”).
Words from the same roots
Latinmalefaciō all →
malfeasancemalefaction
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.