Where does “ximmjott” come from?

ximmjott (Maltese) comes from Italian scimmiotto, from Italian scimmia, from Italian scimia, from Latin sīmia, from Latin sīmus, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

ximmjott (Maltese): young monkey

Definitions

  1. young monkey

Ancestry of “ximmjott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscimmiottosmall or young monkey; friend, pal; first-person...
2Italianscimmiamonkey, simian
3ItalianscimiaArchaic form of scimmia
4Latinsīmiaan ape, monkey
5Latinsīmussnub-nosed
6Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σιμός →Every word from Latin sīmus →Every word from Latin sīmia →