Where does “landa” come from?

landa (Maltese) comes from Sicilian lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

landa (Maltese): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “landa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianlannatin plate
2Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
3Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

Words derived from “landa”

Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →Every word from Sicilian lanna →