Where does “seta'” come from?
seta' (Maltese) comes from Italian potere, from Vulgar Latin potere, from Latin possum, from Proto-Italic *possom.
seta' (Maltese): can, be able
Definitions
- can, be able
Ancestry of “seta'”, step by step
seta' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian potere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | potere | can, could; be able to; may, might; be possible... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | potere | to be able; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | possum | I am able, I can, I may |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *possom | — |
via Sicilian putiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | putiri | can, to be able to |