injam
Maltese
/ɪnˈjaːm/
noun
Definitions
- wood
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian lignami (wood) derived from Latin *lignamen, lignum (wood, firewood).
Origin
Latin
lignum
Gloss
wood, firewood
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ligniform English
- lignin English
- ligniperdous English
- lignivorous English
- ligno- English
- *lignamen Latin
- ligneus Latin
- lignicida Latin
- lignum Latin
- legname Italian
- legnamistico Italian
- legno Italian
- lignificare Italian
- lignite French
- leñame Spanish, Castilian
- leño Spanish, Castilian
- *leǵ-no- Proto-Indo-European
- ligna Esperanto
- lemn Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lemnamă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- llwyn Welsh
- lemnu Aromanian
- *legnom Proto-Italic
- lain Romansh
- len Romansh
- lenn Romansh
- len Friulian
- lignami Sicilian
- lanc Dalmatian
- làgn Emilian
- légn Emilian