malvagio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Provençal malvatz, Old French malvais, from Vulgar Latin *malifātiu(m) (“unfortunate, unlucky”), which consists of malus (“bad”) and fātum (“destiny”).^[1] Cognates include Old French malvais, Spanish malvado.

Adjective

malvagio m (f malvagia, m plural malvagi, f plural, malvagie) (feminine plural can also be: malvage)

1. wicked, malign
2. malicious
3. bad

Noun

malvagio m (plural malvagi)

1. A wicked person

Derived terms

• malvagità

Anagrams

• vagliamo

References

1. ^ “malvagio” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2