Where does “goffratrice” come from?

goffratrice (Italian) comes from Italian goffrare, from French gaufrer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

goffratrice (Italian): embosser (embossing machine)

Definitions

  1. embosser (embossing machine)

Ancestry of “goffratrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangoffrareto emboss
2Frenchgaufrerto emboss; to goffer
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Old French -ier →Every word from French -er →Every word from Middle French -er →