Where does “boċċa” come from?

boċċa (Maltese) comes from Sicilian boccia, from Vulgar Latin buttia, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

boċċa (Maltese): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “boċċa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianbocciaball, bowl
2Vulgar Latinbuttia—
3Latinbuttiscask, barrel
4Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

Words derived from “boċċa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →