Where does “αλατιέρα” come from?

αλατιέρα (Greek) comes from Greek -ιέρα, from French -ière, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

αλατιέρα (Greek): salt cellar UK, salt shaker US

Definitions

  1. salt cellar UK, salt shaker US

Ancestry of “αλατιέρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-ιέρααλάτι + API → αλατιέρα; καπέλο + API →...
2French-ièrefemale equivalent of -ier
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from French -ière