Where does “ġostra” come from?
ġostra (Maltese) comes from Italian giostra, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād, from Proto-Italic jougestos, from Proto-Italic jougos, from Proto-Indo-European yéwgos — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
ġostra (Maltese): joust, jousting
Definitions
- joust, jousting
Ancestry of “ġostra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | giostra | joust, jousting; Meanings by analogy; A... |
| 2 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 3 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 4 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |