Where does “mota” come from?

mota (Italian) comes from Latin maltha, from Ancient Greek μάλθα — mixture of wax and pitch used for caulking ships...

mota (Italian): mud

Definitions

  1. mud

Ancestry of “mota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmalthaA kind of varnish or cement; maltha;...
2Ancient Greekμάλθαmixture of wax and pitch used for caulking ships...

Words derived from “mota”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάλθα →Every word from Latin maltha →