Where does “capofacchino” come from?

capofacchino (Italian) comes from Italian facchino, from Sicilian facchinu, from Arabic فَقِيه — theologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...

capofacchino (Italian): head porter

Definitions

  1. head porter

Ancestry of “capofacchino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfacchinoporter; roughness, indelicacy, or triviality; the...
2Sicilianfacchinujurist called upon to settle disputes related to...
3Arabicفَقِيهtheologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...
Every word from Arabic فَقِيه →Every word from Sicilian facchinu →Every word from Italian facchino →
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