Where does “eklissa” come from?
eklissa (Maltese) comes from Italian eclissare, from Italian eclissi, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.
eklissa (Maltese): to eclipse
Definitions
- to eclipse
Ancestry of “eklissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | eclissare | to eclipse |
| 2 | Italian | eclissi | eclipse; plural of eclisse; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | eclīpsis | a solar eclipse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλειψις | disappearance, abandonment; especially... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείπω | I leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |