- malic
[malic 词源字典]
- malic: see pomegranate
[malic etymology, malic origin, 英语词源] - malic (adj.)
- 1797, from French malique (18c.), from Latin malum "apple" (the acid, discovered 1785 by Scheele, was obtained from unripe apples and other fruits), from Greek melon (Doric malon) "apple," probably from a pre-Greek Mediterranean language. The Latin and Greek words also meant "fruit" generally, especially if exotic.