Where does “αλατιέρα” come from?
αλατιέρα (Greek) comes from Greek -ιέρα, from French -ière, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
αλατιέρα (Greek): salt cellar , salt shaker
Definitions
- salt cellar , salt shaker
Ancestry of “αλατιέρα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | -ιέρα | αλάτι + API → αλατιέρα; καπέλο + API →... |
| 2 | French | -ière | female equivalent of -ier |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |