Synonyms & related words for malversation

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Words related to malversation

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Where does malversation come from?

The word malversation breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mal-, from Latin male (“badly, ill”); and versation, from Latin versari (“to behave, occupy oneself (frequentative of vertere 'to turn')”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.