Where does “boccanera” come from?

boccanera (Italian) comes from Italian nero, from Italian -astro, from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

boccanera (Italian): blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Definitions

  1. blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Ancestry of “boccanera”, step by step

boccanera traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian nero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianneroblack; black colour; fascist, the extreme right
2Italian-astroused to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster
3Latin-astrum—
4Latin-asterpater + API → patraster

via Italian bocca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianboccamouth
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

via Italian nera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannerafeminine singular of nero; black
2LatinNarA river of Umbria and tributary of the Tiber, now the Nera
Every word from Latin -aster →