Where does “ċingjal” come from?

ċingjal (Maltese) comes from Italian cinghiale, from Italian singhiale, from Italian singhiare, from Vulgar Latin singlaris, from Latin singulāris, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ċingjal (Maltese): wild boar

Definitions

wild boar

Ancestry of “ċingjal”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	cinghiale	wild boar; pigskin
2	Italian	singhiale	—
3	Italian	singhiare	—
4	Vulgar Latin	singlaris	—
5	Latin	singulāris	singular, unique, unusual
6	Latin	singulus	single; apiece; every
7	Proto-Italic	sem-g-lo-	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo- →Every word from Latin singulus →