Where does “kiteb” come from?

kiteb (Maltese) comes from Arabic كِتَاب, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

kiteb (Maltese): to write; to recruit; to register

Definitions

  1. to write; to recruit; to register

Ancestry of “kiteb”, step by step

kiteb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كِتَاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكِتَابbook
2ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

via Arabic كَتَبَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَتَبَto write
Every word from Arabic ت →Every word from Arabic كِتَاب →