Where does “ċċena” come from?
ċċena (Maltese) comes from Italian cenare, from Latin cēnō, from Latin cēna, from Old Latin cesna, from Proto-Italic kertsnā, from Proto-Indo-European kért-s-nh₂, from Proto-Indo-European skert-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
ċċena (Maltese): to dine, to have dinner
Definitions
- to dine, to have dinner
Ancestry of “ċċena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cenare | to dine, to have dinner |
| 2 | Latin | cēnō | to dine, eat dinner, sup |
| 3 | Latin | cēna | dinner, supper, principal meal (anciently taken at noon, afterwards later) |
| 4 | Old Latin | cesna | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kertsnā | meal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kért-s-nh₂ | portion |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skert- | to cut |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |