Where does “spiss” come from?

spiss (Maltese) comes from Sicilian spissu, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European spidtos.

spiss (Maltese): often, frequently

Definitions

  1. often, frequently

Ancestry of “spiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianspissu—
2Latinspissusthick, close, compact, dense, crowded; slow,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspidtos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spidtos →Every word from Latin spissus →Every word from Sicilian spissu →
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