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Where does “niellatore” come from?

niellatore (Italian) comes from Italian niellare, from Italian niello, from Latin Nigellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

niellatore (Italian): A person who makes niello articles

Definitions

  1. A person who makes niello articles

Ancestry of “niellatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianniellareTo decorate with niello
2Italiannielloniello; first-person singular present indicative...
3LatinNigellus—
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →