Where does “silwett” come from?
silwett (Maltese) comes from English silhouette, from French Silhouette, from Basque Ziloeta, from Basque zulo, from Proto-Basque *zuLo — hole.
silwett (Maltese): silhouette
Definitions
- silhouette
Ancestry of “silwett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silhouette | An illustrated outline filled in with a solid... |
| 2 | French | Silhouette | silhouette |
| 3 | Basque | Ziloeta | — |
| 4 | Basque | zulo | hole; pit; den, hiding place |
| 5 | Proto-Basque | *zuLo | hole |