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Where does “mestiere” come from?

mestiere (Italian) comes from Italian mistiere, from Italian ministerie, from Latin ministerium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

mestiere (Italian): trade, craft, job, occupation, profession, work;...

Definitions

  1. trade, craft, job, occupation, profession, work;...

Ancestry of “mestiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmistiere—
2Italianministerie—
3Latinministeriumministry; employment, ministration; service
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “mestiere”

  • mestierante
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