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Where does “inchiostratore” come from?

inchiostratore (Italian) comes from Italian inchiostrare, from Italian inchiostro, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

inchiostratore (Italian): ink roller

Definitions

  1. ink roller

Ancestry of “inchiostratore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinchiostrareto ink
2Italianinchiostroink; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Late Latinencaustumthe purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
4Ancient Greekἔγκαυστονburned-in
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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