Where does “dirottament” come from?
dirottament (Maltese) comes from Italian dirottamento, from Italian dirottare, from Italian di-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
dirottament (Maltese): hijack, hijacking
Definitions
- hijack, hijacking
Ancestry of “dirottament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dirottamento | hijack, hijacking |
| 2 | Italian | dirottare | To divert; To hijack or commandeer; To change... |
| 3 | Italian | di- | de |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |