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Where does “-aia” come from?

-aia (Italian) comes from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

-aia (Italian): A suffix used to form agent nouns; Added to nouns...

Definitions

  1. A suffix used to form agent nouns; Added to nouns...

Ancestry of “-aia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āria—
2Latin-ārius—
3Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-aia”

  • vinsantaia
  • legnaia
  • bottaia
  • limonaia
  • ceppaia
  • bambinaia
  • anguillaia
  • carbonaia
  • volpaia
  • canapaia
  • caldaia
  • controrotaia
  • occhiaia
  • nestaia
  • conigliaia
  • topaia
  • abetaia
  • bambusaia
  • cipressaia
  • piccionaia
  • vecchiaia
  • cavolaia
  • sterpaia
  • giuncaia
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