malvoyant etymology

French word malvoyant comes from French mal-, French voyant

Detailed word origin of malvoyant

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mal- French (fra) Badly; wrongly. Denotes the opposite of the unprefixed form.
voyant French (fra) Clairvoyant. Showy, gaudy. Staring Light (e.g. on a car dashboard). Seer, clairvoyant.
malvoyant French (fra) Visually impaired.

Words with the same origin as malvoyant

Descendants of mal-
maladresse maladroit malaise malcommode malentendu malfaisant malfamé malfaçon malfaçonné malhabile malheureux malhonnête malhonnêtement malhonnêteté malingre malnutrition malodorant malpoli malpropre malsonnant maltraiter
Descendants of voyant
voyance