Where does “blakkatura” come from?
blakkatura (Maltese) comes from Maltese bblakka, from Maltese blakk, from English Black, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
blakkatura (Maltese): shoe polishing
Definitions
- shoe polishing
Ancestry of “blakkatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | bblakka | to black, to polish (shoes) |
| 2 | Maltese | blakk | blacking, shoe polish |
| 3 | English | Black | Alternative letter-case form of black |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |