Where does “satal” come from?

satal (Maltese) comes from Arabic سَطْل, from Byzantine Greek σίτλα, from Vulgar Latin sitla, from Latin situla, from Latin situlum — Mediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...

satal (Maltese): bucket, pail

Definitions

  1. bucket, pail

Ancestry of “satal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَطْل—
2Byzantine Greekσίτλαbucket, pail
3Vulgar Latinsitla—
4Latinsitulaa vessel used to hold water
5LatinsitulumMediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...
Every word from Latin situlum →Every word from Latin situla →Every word from Vulgar Latin sitla →