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Where does “birbanteria” come from?

birbanteria (Italian) comes from Italian -eria, from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

birbanteria (Italian): roguery, knavery

Definitions

  1. roguery, knavery

Ancestry of “birbanteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-eriaAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place...
2Spanish-eríaTurns a noun into a store or restaurant that...
3Latin-āria—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →