Where does “mmaltratta” come from?
mmaltratta (Maltese) comes from Italian maltrattare, from Italian trattare, from French traiter, from Middle French traicter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mmaltratta (Maltese): to ill-treat
Definitions
- to ill-treat
Ancestry of “mmaltratta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maltrattare | to ill-treat, mistreat, manhandle; to misuse; to... |
| 2 | Italian | trattare | to treat, to handle, to deal with; to handle, to... |
| 3 | French | traiter | to treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat |
| 4 | Middle French | traicter | to treat |
| 5 | Old French | traiter | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 8 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |