Where does “xkubettier” come from?
xkubettier (Maltese) comes from Maltese xkubetta, from Sicilian scupetta, from Spanish escopeta, from French escopette, from Italian schioppetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
xkubettier (Maltese): shotgunner
Definitions
- shotgunner
Ancestry of “xkubettier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | xkubetta | gun, rifle |
| 2 | Sicilian | scupetta | rifle; shotgun |
| 3 | Spanish | escopeta | shotgun |
| 4 | French | escopette | carbine, escopet |
| 5 | Italian | schioppetto | hand cannon |
| 6 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 7 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 8 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 9 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |