Where does “spjega” come from?
spjega (Maltese) comes from Italian spiegare, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
spjega (Maltese): to explain
Definitions
- to explain
Ancestry of “spjega”, step by step
spjega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spiegare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spiegare | to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account,... |
| 2 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 3 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Sicilian spiega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | spiega | — |