Where does “żgrana” come from?
żgrana (Maltese) comes from Italian sgranare, from Italian ingranare, from French engrener, from French en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
żgrana (Maltese): to shell
Definitions
- to shell
Ancestry of “żgrana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sgranare | to shell, hull, husk; to goggle; to tell |
| 2 | Italian | ingranare | to engage (a gear) |
| 3 | French | engrener | to fill with grain; to set in motion; to start;... |
| 4 | French | en- | en- all meanings |
| 5 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |