Where does “fiammiferaio” come from?
fiammiferaio (Italian) comes from Italian fiammifero, from Italian fiamma, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
fiammiferaio (Italian): match seller; matchmaker
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