Where does “massaggiatore” come from?
massaggiatore (Italian) comes from Italian massaggiare, from Italian massaggio, from French massage, from French masser, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti — to knead, stroke.
massaggiatore (Italian): masseur
Ancestry of “massaggiatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | massaggiare | to massage |
| 2 | Italian | massaggio | massage; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | massage | physical massage |
| 4 | French | masser | to massage |
| 5 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |