Where does “messaġġ” come from?
messaġġ (Maltese) comes from Italian messaggio, from Old French message, from Latin missāticum, from Latin missus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
messaġġ (Maltese): message
Definitions
- message
Ancestry of “messaġġ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | messaggio | message; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old French | message | message; messenger |
| 3 | Latin | missāticum | message |
| 4 | Latin | missus | sent, having been sent, caused to go, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |