Where does “distrettwali” come from?

distrettwali (Maltese) comes from Italian distrettuale, from Italian distretto, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

distrettwali (Maltese): quarter, neighbourhood, district

Definitions

  1. quarter, neighbourhood, district

Ancestry of “distrettwali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandistrettualedistrict
2Italiandistrettodistrict, precinct, area, zone; recruiting...
3Latindistrictusbusy, stretched; distracted
4Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
5Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
7Proto-Italicstringō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter-Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg-Every word from Proto-Italic stringō