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Where does “-ificio” come from?

-ificio (Italian) comes from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

-ificio (Italian): Suffix indicating a production site

Definitions

  1. Suffix indicating a production site

Ancestry of “-ificio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaciō—
2Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
3Latin-tōrius—
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōr—
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “-ificio”

  • proiettificio
  • sacchettificio
  • sandalificio
  • setificio
  • sansificio
  • pastificio
  • colorificio
  • cementificio
  • etichettificio
  • biscottificio
  • saponificio
  • risificio
  • cartonificio
  • scatolificio
  • panificio
  • solettificio
  • timbrificio
  • mattonellificio
  • calzificio
  • oleificio
  • berrettificio
  • prosciuttificio
  • mattonificio
  • borsettificio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →