Etymology

maltalent

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Today it means: Ill will; malice, malevolence. Full definition →

First used 14th–19th c.Middle English maltalent ← Anglo-Norman maltalent ← Middle French maltalent
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  1. Middle French · derived frommaltalent
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frommaltalent
  3. Middle English · inherited frommaltalent
  4. English todaymaltalent

From Middle English maltalent, from Anglo-Norman maltalent and Middle French maltalent, maltalant, from mal (“evil”) + talent (“disposition”).

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanmaltalent all →

Maitland

First known use, by meaning

  • 14th–19th c. Ill will; malice, malevolence.

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