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Where does “scaffa” come from?
scaffa (Italian) comes from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον.
scaffa
(Italian): shelf
Definitions
shelf
Ancestry of “scaffa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
scaphium
pot, bowl etc in the form of a boat
2
Ancient Greek
σκάφιον
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Words derived from “scaffa”
scaffale
škafetin
шкафетин
scaffalare
scaffarrata
scaffalista
scaffalatura
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