Where does “bixkilla” come from?
bixkilla (Maltese) comes from Italian fiscella, from Latin fiscella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
bixkilla (Maltese): wicker basket
Definitions
- wicker basket
Ancestry of “bixkilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fiscella | a conical wicker basket used to drain fresh ricotta |
| 2 | Latin | fiscella | small wicker basket |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |