Where does “ċuċ” come from?

ċuċ (Maltese) comes from Italian ciuco, from Latin cicur — tame, mild.

ċuċ (Maltese): idiot, fool

Definitions

  1. idiot, fool

Ancestry of “ċuċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciucoass; fool
2Latincicurtame, mild

Words derived from “ċuċ”

Every word from Latin cicur →Every word from Italian ciuco →