Where does “sieq il-qattus” come from?

sieq il-qattus (Maltese) comes from Maltese qattus, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

sieq il-qattus (Maltese): rabbit-foot aeluropus, Aeluropus lagopoides

Definitions

  1. rabbit-foot aeluropus, Aeluropus lagopoides

Ancestry of “sieq il-qattus”, step by step

sieq il-qattus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese qattus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseqattuscat
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat

via Maltese sieq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesesieqfoot, leg
2Arabicسَاقshin
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Maltese qattus →