Where does “palettuna” come from?

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

palettuna (Maltese): northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)

Definitions

  1. northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)

Ancestry of “palettuna”, step by step

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