Morpheme
Mal(e)
Type
free base
Denotation
bad, poor, evil, ill, wrong
Etymology
Latin male and malus
Evidence
mal, mala, malabsorption, maladaptive, maladjusted, maladroit, malady, malaise, malapert, malapropos, malaria, malcirculation, malcontent, malediction, maleducation, malefactor, maleffect, malefic, maleficent, malevolence, malfeasance, malfunction, malicious, malign, malinfluence, malism, malnourished, malodorous, mals, malum, malus
Notes
mal and malus are doublets