Where does “bacaio” come from?

bacaio (Italian) comes from Italian baco, from Latin bacius, from Latin bombacius, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.

bacaio (Italian): a silkworm breeder

Definitions

  1. a silkworm breeder

Ancestry of “bacaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbacomaggot, worm; flaw; bug
2Latinbacius—
3Latinbombacius—
4Latinbombyxsilkworm
5Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ →Every word from Latin bombyx →Every word from Latin bombacius →