Where does “sfaxxa” come from?

sfaxxa (Maltese) comes from Italian sfasciare, from Italian fasciare, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

sfaxxa (Maltese): to become disorganised

Definitions

  1. to become disorganised

Ancestry of “sfaxxa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansfasciareto unbandage, unwind; to break, smash, shatter,...
2Italianfasciareto bind; to bandage; to tape up
3Latinfasciōto envelop with bands, swathe
4Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →Every word from Latin fascia →Every word from Latin fasciō →