Where does “mpaddatu” come from?
mpaddatu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian mpaddari, from Sicilian in, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
mpaddatu (Sicilian): rubbed, stropped, screwed up; feverish
Definitions
- rubbed, stropped, screwed up; feverish
Ancestry of “mpaddatu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | mpaddari | to screw up, to wrap like a ball; to rub, to... |
| 2 | Sicilian | in | — |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |