Where does “żbozza” come from?
żbozza (Maltese) comes from Italian sbozzare, from Italian bozza, from French bosse, from Middle French bosse, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
żbozza (Maltese): to prepare cement screed
Definitions
- to prepare cement screed
Ancestry of “żbozza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sbozzare | to sketch out; to rough-hew |
| 2 | Italian | bozza | bump; draft or proof |
| 3 | French | bosse | bump; hump; dent |
| 4 | Middle French | bosse | swelling; bump |
| 5 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 7 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 8 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |