Where does “malteză” come from?
malteză (Romanian) comes from Romanian maltez, from Italian maltese, from Italian Malta, from Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι — honey.
malteză (Romanian): female Maltese person
Definitions
- female Maltese person
Ancestry of “malteză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | maltez | Maltese |
| 2 | Italian | maltese | Maltese; Maltese person; The Maltese language |
| 3 | Italian | Malta | mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water) |
| 4 | Maltese | Malta | — |
| 5 | Arabic | مَالِطَا | — |
| 6 | Latin | Melita | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μελίτη | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέλι | honey; anything sweet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mélid | honey |