English
malafide
Malafide comes from Latin malā fidē ‘in bad faith’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmalā fidē‘in bad faith’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023malafide
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmalā fidē‘in bad faith’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023malafide
Earliest quotation: 2023, Srishti Jaswal: “Soutik Banerjee, an advocate assisting Mr. Shah’s legal team,…”
Every English word from Latin malā fidē
Today it means
adj In bad faith.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin malā fidē / malafide