Where does “kavetta” come from?

kavetta (Maltese) comes from Italian gavetta, from Latin gabata — A kind of dish or platter assumed to be made out...

kavetta (Maltese): fish basket shallow circular container made of reed or tin, used for carrying fish

Definitions

  1. fish basket shallow circular container made of reed or tin, used for carrying fish

Ancestry of “kavetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangavettamess tin; stint
2LatingabataA kind of dish or platter assumed to be made out...
Every word from Latin gabata →Every word from Italian gavetta →