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Where does “montgolfière” come from?

montgolfière (French) comes from French -ière, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

montgolfière (French): hot-air balloon

Definitions

  1. hot-air balloon

Ancestry of “montgolfière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ièrefemale equivalent of -ier
2Latin-ārius—
3Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “montgolfière”

  • mongolfiera
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