English
maliciousness
Maliciousness comes from Middle English maliciousnes.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500maliciousnes
- Englishearliest quotation 2011maliciousness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500maliciousnes
- Englishearliest quotation 2011maliciousness
Earliest quotation: 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew: “The maliciousness of this gossip is directly proportional to…”
Formed from malicious + -ness
Latin malus ‘bad’
Latin malitia ‘malice’
Latin malitiōsus ‘malicious, wicked’
Old French malicios
Middle English malicious
English malicious
Every English word from Middle English maliciousnes
Today it means
noun The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English maliciousnes / maliciousness