Wednesday, October 7, 2015

MAUVAIS[adjective] 1. bad. 2. wrong, incorrect, false. 3. worthless. Etymology: from Old French malvais (1080), from Latin malifātius (1st c.AD), from malum, “bad” + fatum, “fate”.[Justin McTwisp - The Tremaine Trio’s Triumph]

[adjective] 
1. bad. 
2. wrong, incorrect, false. 
3. worthless. 
Etymology: from Old French malvais (1080), from Latin malifātius (1st c.AD), from malum, “bad” + fatum, “fate”.

2 comments:

RAINETTE (l'énigmatique) said...

old french : malvais et new french : mauvais. Not a big difference :)

Anonymous said...

Thanks Rainette, It's good to have someone in the know!