Where does “ddimetta” come from?
ddimetta (Maltese) comes from Italian dimettere, from Latin dīmittō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ddimetta (Maltese): to resign
Definitions
- to resign
Ancestry of “ddimetta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dimettere | to discharge, to release; to remove, to dismiss |
| 2 | Latin | dīmittō | to send away, send forth, send off, dismiss, let go |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |