Where does “estafier” come from?

estafier (French) comes from Italian staffiere, from Italian -iere, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

estafier (French): armed valet; bodyguard, hatchet man

Definitions

  1. armed valet; bodyguard, hatchet man

Ancestry of “estafier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstaffieregroom; footman
2Italian-iereUsed to form masculine nouns that represent a...
3Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Old French -ier →