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Where does “calzoleria” come from?

calzoleria (Italian) comes from Italian calzolaio, from Latin calceolarius, from Latin calceolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

calzoleria (Italian): shoe repair shop, cobbler's; shoemaker's; shoe...

Definitions

  1. shoe repair shop, cobbler's; shoemaker's; shoe...

Ancestry of “calzoleria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalzolaioshoemaker; shoe repairer, cobbler
2Latincalceolariusshoemaker
3Latincalceolus
4Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →