Where does “dalgħodu” come from?

dalgħodu (Maltese) comes from Maltese dan, from Maltese żgur, from Sicilian siguru, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

dalgħodu (Maltese): this morning

Definitions

  1. this morning

Ancestry of “dalgħodu”, step by step

dalgħodu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese dan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedanthis
2Malteseżgursure, certain
3Siciliansiguru
4Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Maltese għodu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegħodumorning
2Arabicغُدُوّ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks
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