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Where does “crociere” come from?

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

crociere (Italian): plural of crociera; crossbill

Definitions

  1. plural of crociera; crossbill

Ancestry of “crociere”, 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—
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