English
maleficently
From maleficent + -ly.
A compound of maleficent + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
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Latin faciō ‘to make or do’
Latin faciēns ‘maker, the one who does’
Latin male ‘bad’
Latin *maleficēns
English maleficent
Today it means
adv In a maleficent manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / maleficently