E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Malum,
in Latin, means an apple; and “malus, mala, malum” means evil. Southey, in his Commonplace Book, quotes a witty etymon given by Nicolson and Burn, making the noun derived from the adjective, in allusion, I suppose, to the apple eaten by Eve. Of course, mlum (an apple) is the Greek mlon or mlon (an apple-tree).
lum (an apple) is the Greek m
lon or m
