Where does “paletta” come from?

paletta (Maltese) comes from Italian paletta, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

paletta (Maltese): Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Ancestry of “paletta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalettaspade; shovel; dustpan
2Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
3LatinpālaA shovel, spade
Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Italian pala →Every word from Italian paletta →