Where does “zzoppja” come from?

zzoppja (Maltese) comes from Italian zoppicare, from Italian zoppo, from Late Latin cloppus.

zzoppja (Maltese): to be limp

Definitions

  1. to be limp

Ancestry of “zzoppja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzoppicareto have a limp, to walk with a limp; to be lame;...
2Italianzoppolame; shaky, rickety, unsteady, wobbly; a lame...
3Late Latincloppus—
Every word from Late Latin cloppus →Every word from Italian zoppo →Every word from Italian zoppicare →