Where does “maltez” come from?
maltez (Romanian) comes from Italian maltese, from Italian Malta, from Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.
maltez (Romanian): Maltese
Ancestry of “maltez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | maltese | Maltese; Maltese person; The Maltese language |
| 2 | Italian | Malta | — |
| 3 | Maltese | Malta | — |
| 4 | Arabic | مَالِطَا | — |
| 5 | Latin | Melita | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μελίτη | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέλι | honey; anything sweet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mélid | honey |