malversation

French

noun

Definitions

malversation, corruption

Etymology

Suffix from French malverser (misbehave) derived from Latin male (badly, wrongly).

Origin

Latin

male

Gloss

badly, wrongly

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

malversation English
male Latin
maleficus Latin
mal- Italian
male Italian
malverseren Dutch, Flemish
malverser French
mal- Spanish, Castilian
*mel- Proto-Indo-European
mal- Portuguese
mal Old French
mal- Old French
mal Old Portuguese
mâl Friulian
mali Sardinian

malverser