Where does “mafiafamilie” come from?

mafiafamilie (Danish) comes from Danish familie, from German Familie, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

mafiafamilie (Danish): A mafia family, a crime family, a unit of mafias

Definitions

  1. A mafia family, a crime family, a unit of mafias

Ancestry of “mafiafamilie”, step by step

mafiafamilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfamiliefamily
2GermanFamiliefamily
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Danish mafia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishmafiaA mafia
2EnglishmafiaA hierarchically structured secret organisation...
3ItalianMafiathe Mafia (International organized crime organization)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-Every word from Proto-Italic famelos