Where does “nettunju” come from?

nettunju (Maltese) comes from Italian nettunio, from Latin Neptunius, from Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Italic neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nettunju (Maltese): neptunium

Definitions

  1. neptunium

Ancestry of “nettunju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliannettunioNeptunian
2LatinNeptuniusof or pertaining to the Roman god Neptune
3LatinNeptūnusNeptune god of the sea
4Proto-Italicneptūnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic neptūnos →