Where does “capofabbricato” come from?

capofabbricato (Italian) comes from Italian fabbricato, from Italian fabbricare, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros.

capofabbricato (Italian): air-raid warden

Definitions

  1. air-raid warden

Ancestry of “capofabbricato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfabbricatopast participle of fabbricare; building, fabric
2Italianfabbricareto make; to manufacture; to build, put up, make...
3Latinfabricāre
4Frenchfabriquerto make; to create; to do, a more polite than...
5Latinfabricō
6LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
7Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
8Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
9Proto-Italicθaβros
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβrosEvery word from Proto-Italic faβrosEvery word from Latin faber