Maltese

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Etymology

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From Italian milza or perhaps a Sicilian equivalent, from Lombardic Old High German milzi, from Proto-Germanic *miltiją.

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Noun

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milsa f (plural milsiet)

  1. spleen

Piedmontese

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Etymology

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From Lombardic or Old High German milza, from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ. Cognate with German Milz, English milt.

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milsa f (plural milse)

  1. spleen