Where does “maċinatura” come from?
maċinatura (Maltese) comes from Italian macinatura, from Italian macinare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
maċinatura (Maltese): grinding, milling
Definitions
- grinding, milling
Ancestry of “maċinatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | macinatura | milling (of cereal) |
| 2 | Italian | macinare | to grind or mill; to mince; to beat up |
| 3 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |