Where does “capofabbrica” come from?
capofabbrica (Italian) comes from Italian fabbrica, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.
capofabbrica (Italian): manager or a factory or plant
Definitions
- manager or a factory or plant
Ancestry of “capofabbrica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fabbrica | factory, plant; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 3 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |