Where does “facchinaggio” come from?

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

facchinaggio (Italian): porterage

Definitions

  1. porterage

Ancestry of “facchinaggio”, 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 →