Where does “xitelë” come from?

xitelë (Albanian) comes from Italian zitella, from Italian zitello, from Italian zito — bachelor, single.

xitelë (Albanian): A woman no-one will marry or even think of...

Definitions

  1. A woman no-one will marry or even think of...

Ancestry of “xitelë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzitellaa spinster; an old maid
2ItalianzitelloA bachelor, especially a more mature one
3Italianzitobachelor, single
Every word from Italian zito →Every word from Italian zitella →Every word from Italian zitello →