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Where does “satinatura” come from?

satinatura (Italian) comes from Italian satinare, from French satiner, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

satinatura (Italian): glazing, glaze

Definitions

  1. glazing, glaze

Ancestry of “satinatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansatinareTo glaze, to satin finish or gloss
2Frenchsatinerto give a satinlike appearance
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Old French -ier →