Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta. Capital: Valletta. · The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago. · A small city, the county seat of Phillips County, Montana, United States. · A town and hamlet therein, in Saratoga County, New York, United States.
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē)bor. Latin Melitabor. Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā) Maltese Maltabor. Italian Maltabor. English Malta Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), apparently from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -η (-ē, “-a: forming feminine place names”) although its use for the island of Malta is considered uncertain. Some scholars consider it to represent the importance of the islands' indigenous bees and their output. Others consider it a transcription of Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “Grand Harbor, Cospicua”), from 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “refuge, port”), reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government at Mdina. Note however that Latin Malta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itinerary. See Wikipedia's articles on Melite and Malta. Doublet of Meleda and Mljet.
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