Where does “ċċanta” come from?

ċċanta (Maltese) comes from Sicilian chiantari, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

ċċanta (Maltese): to leave work

Definitions

  1. to leave work

Ancestry of “ċċanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianchiantarito plant
2Latinplantōto plant, set
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →
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