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Where does “carceriere” come from?

carceriere (Italian) comes from Italian -iere, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

carceriere (Italian): jailer, prison warder

Definitions

  1. jailer, prison warder

Ancestry of “carceriere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-iereUsed to form masculine nouns that represent a...
2Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “carceriere”

  • capocarceriere
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