malfeasance

The story

1. Latin · derived frommalefaciō“to do evil”
2. Old French · derived frommalfaisance
3. English todaymalfeasance

From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“to do evil”), from Latin malefaciō (“to do evil”), from male (“evilly”) + faciō (“to do, make”).

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