Where does “sabotatore” come from?

sabotatore (Italian) comes from Italian sabotare, from Romanian sabota, from French saboter, from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

sabotatore (Italian): saboteur

Definitions

  1. saboteur

Ancestry of “sabotatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansabotareto sabotage
2Romaniansabotato sabotage
3Frenchsaboterto sabotage
4Frenchsabotwooden shoe, clog; hoof
5Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
6Old Frenchchavateshoe
Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French sabot →