Where does “saġġa” come from?

saġġa (Maltese) comes from Sicilian seggia, from Old French siege, from Vulgar Latin sedicum, from Latin sedem — accusative singular of sēdēs.

saġġa (Maltese): confessional

Definitions

  1. confessional

Ancestry of “saġġa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SicilianseggiaAlternative spelling of seggio
2Old Frenchsiege—
3Vulgar Latinsedicum—
4Latinsedemaccusative singular of sēdēs
Every word from Latin sedem →Every word from Vulgar Latin sedicum →Every word from Old French siege →