Where does “malta” come from?
malta (Italian) comes from Latin maltha, from Ancient Greek μάλθα — mixture of wax and pitch used for caulking ships...
malta (Italian): mortar; third-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- mortar; third-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “malta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | maltha | A kind of varnish or cement; maltha;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάλθα | mixture of wax and pitch used for caulking ships... |
Words derived from “malta”