Where does “rubinetteria” come from?
rubinetteria (Italian) comes from Italian rubinetto, from French robinet, from French Robin, from Old French Robert, from Frankish berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.
rubinetteria (Italian): plumbing
Ancestry of “rubinetteria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | rubinetto | tap , faucet; Any similar device used to regulate... |
| 2 | French | robinet | tap , faucet |
| 3 | French | Robin | — |
| 4 | Old French | Robert | — |
| 5 | Frankish | berht | bright |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |