skwiril
Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English squirrel, from Middle English squirel, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel, from a Vulgar Latin development of Latin sciūrus, ultimately from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros). Doublet of skojjatlu.
Pronunciation
Noun
skwiril m (plural skwirils)
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- Maltese terms borrowed from English
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- Maltese terms derived from Middle English
- Maltese terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- Maltese terms derived from Old French
- Maltese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Maltese terms derived from Latin
- Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Maltese doublets
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
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