Where does “denb id-dib vjola kbir” come from?
denb id-dib vjola kbir (Maltese) comes from Maltese kbir, from Arabic كَبِير, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
denb id-dib vjola kbir (Maltese): edible amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor
Definitions
- edible amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor
Ancestry of “denb id-dib vjola kbir”, step by step
denb id-dib vjola kbir traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese kbir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | kbir | large, big; old |
| 2 | Arabic | كَبِير | big, great, powerful; great |
| 3 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 4 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Maltese vjola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | vjola | violet |
| 2 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 3 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |