English
mal
Mal comes from French mal ‘illness’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmal‘illness’
- Englishtodaymal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmal‘illness’
- Englishtodaymal
Every English word from French mal
Today it means
noun illness, affliction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French mal / mal