Latin maleficus

← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (root)

← Latin male (suffix)

← Latin ficus (suffix)

→ English malefic (derived)

→ Catalan malèfic (derived)

→ Spanish maléfico (borrowed)

→ French maléfique (borrowed)

→ Italian malefico (derived)

→ Latin maleficium (suffix)

→ Portuguese maléfico (mention)