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Where does “cantiniere” come from?

cantiniere (Italian) comes from Italian cantina, from Vulgar Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

cantiniere (Italian): cellarman; tavern or wine bar keeper

Definitions

  1. cellarman; tavern or wine bar keeper

Ancestry of “cantiniere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancantinacellar, basement, winery; wine shop, wine cellar
2Vulgar Latincanthuscorner; the iron ring around a carriage wheel;...
3Gaulishcantos—
4Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
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