Where does “spanjulett sekond” come from?
spanjulett sekond (Maltese) comes from Maltese sekond, from Italian secondo, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
spanjulett sekond (Maltese): lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Definitions
- lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Ancestry of “spanjulett sekond”, step by step
spanjulett sekond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese sekond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | sekond | second |
| 2 | Italian | secondo | second; the second; second mate, executive... |
| 3 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Maltese spanjulett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | spanjulett | common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| 2 | Sicilian | spaniulett | — |