Where does “żbjadixxa” come from?
żbjadixxa (Maltese) comes from Italian sbiadire, from Italian biado, from Latin blādum, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
żbjadixxa (Maltese): to fade
Definitions
- to fade
Ancestry of “żbjadixxa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sbiadire | to fade |
| 2 | Italian | biado | — |
| 3 | Latin | blādum | kind of grain, wheat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |