Where does “ċilindru” come from?

ċilindru (Maltese) comes from Italian cilindro, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.

ċilindru (Maltese): cylinder

Definitions

  1. cylinder

Ancestry of “ċilindru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancilindrocylinder; roller; top hat
2Latincylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for...
3Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
4Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over
Every word from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω →Every word from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος →Every word from Latin cylindrus →