English

malphemism

Blend of mal- + euphemism.

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus ‘bad’

Latin male ‘badly’

English mal-

Ancient Greek εὔφημος ‘uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from…’

Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω ‘to speak sounds of good omen’

Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός ‘a euphemism’

Today it means

noun dysphemism

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

Etymograph / malphemism