Where does “nkejjuż” come from?

nkejjuż (Maltese) comes from Veps -uz, from Sicilian -usu, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

nkejjuż (Maltese): tending to tease or annoy, spiteful

Definitions

  1. tending to tease or annoy, spiteful

Ancestry of “nkejjuż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Veps-uzForms nouns describing actions or results from verbs
2Sicilian-usuose; -ous
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →