Where does “alwetta” come from?
alwetta (Maltese) comes from French alouette, from Old French aloëte, from Old French aloe, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda.
alwetta (Maltese): lark
Ancestry of “alwetta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | alouette | lark; and a partridge in a pear tree |
| 2 | Old French | aloëte | Alternative form of aloete |
| 3 | Old French | aloe | lark |
| 4 | Latin | alauda | A lark; the crested lark, the skylark |
| 5 | Gaulish | *alawda | — |