Etymograph

English

malassimilation

From mal- + assimilation.

Formed from mal- + assimilation

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus ‘bad’

Latin male ‘badly’

English mal-

Medieval Latin assimulātiō

English assimilation

Today it means

noun Imperfect digestion of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / malassimilation