Where does “compressorista” come from?

compressorista (Italian) comes from Italian compressore, from Italian -ore, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

compressorista (Italian): operator of a compressor or of a road roller

Definitions

  1. operator of a compressor or of a road roller

Ancestry of “compressorista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancompressorecompressing; compressor
2Italian-oreAdded to a verb or adjective to form a masculine...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Latin -orEvery word from Italian -ore