Where does “żmarra” come from?
żmarra (Maltese) comes from Italian smarrare, from Italian marra, from Latin marra, from Haitian Creole marasa, from Catalan marçal, from Catalan març, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus — adjectival suffix.
żmarra (Maltese): to rough-hew
Definitions
- to rough-hew
Ancestry of “żmarra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | smarrare | to hoe |
| 2 | Italian | marra | hoe; fluke |
| 3 | Latin | marra | hoe; hook, weeding-hook |
| 4 | Haitian Creole | marasa | twin; Marassa Jumeaux |
| 5 | Catalan | marçal | Of or pertaining to the month of March |
| 6 | Catalan | març | March |
| 7 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 8 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 9 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |