Where does “سطل” come from?
سطل (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic سَطِل, from Byzantine Greek σίτλα, from Vulgar Latin sitla, from Latin situla, from Latin situlum — Mediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...
سطل (Hijazi Arabic): bucket
Ancestry of “سطل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سَطِل | — |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | σίτλα | bucket, pail |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sitla | — |
| 4 | Latin | situla | a vessel used to hold water; a voting urn ;... |
| 5 | Latin | situlum | Mediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of... |