Etymograph

English

malconformation

From mal- + conformation.

Formed from mal- + conformation

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus ‘bad’

Latin male ‘badly’

English mal-

Latin cōnfōrmō ‘to form, fashion or shape (skilfully)’

Latin confōrmātiō ‘conformation, shape, form’

English conformation

Today it means

noun Imperfect, disproportionate, or defective formation, usually of body parts.

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

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