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Where does “bambinaia” come from?

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

bambinaia (Italian): nursemaid; nanny

Definitions

  1. nursemaid; nanny

Ancestry of “bambinaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-aiaA suffix used to form agent nouns; Added to nouns...
2Latin-āria—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “bambinaia”

  • bambinaio
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