Where does “mongolfiera” come from?
mongolfiera (Italian) comes from French montgolfière, from French -ière, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
mongolfiera (Italian): hot-air balloon, balloon
Definitions
- hot-air balloon, balloon
Ancestry of “mongolfiera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | montgolfière | hot-air balloon |
| 2 | French | -ière | female equivalent of -ier |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |