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Where does “eċċitazzjoni” come from?

eċċitazzjoni (Maltese) comes from Italian eccitazione, from Latin excitatio, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — whale, sea monster; abyss.

eċċitazzjoni (Maltese): excitation

Definitions

  1. excitation

Ancestry of “eċċitazzjoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeccitazioneexcitement, arousal; excitement, thrill, stir;...
2Latinexcitatiowakening; rousing; excitation
3Latinexcitō—
4LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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