Where does “żvita” come from?

żvita (Maltese) comes from Italian svitare, from Italian vite, from Latin vītis, from Proto-Italic *wītis, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

żvita (Maltese): to unscrew

Definitions

  1. to unscrew

Ancestry of “żvita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansvitareTo unscrew
2Italianvitescrew; vine; plural of vita
3Latinvītisvine, grapevine
4Proto-Italic*wītis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis →Every word from Proto-Italic *wītis →