Etymology

Maltese

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Malta or its language. Full definition →

English Malta ← Italian Malta ← Maltese Malta
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΜελίτη (Melítē)
  2. LatinMelita
  3. Arabicمَالِطَا (māliṭā)
  4. MalteseMalta
  5. ItalianMalta
  6. EnglishMalta
  7. English todayMaltese

From Malta + -ese.

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