词源 |
maleficent adj."doing or producing harm, acting with evil intent or effect," 1670s, from Latin maleficent-, altered stem of maleficus "wicked, vicious, criminal," from male "ill" (see mal-) + -ficus "making, doing," from combining form of facere "to make, do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). updated on November 06, 2018 |