Where does “ċuċata” come from?

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

ċuċata (Maltese): blunder

Definitions

  1. blunder

Ancestry of “ċuċata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseċuċidiot, fool
2Italianciucoass; fool
3Latincicurtame, mild
Every word from Latin cicur →Every word from Italian ciuco →Every word from Maltese ċuċ →
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