Where does “scaffalare” come from?

scaffalare (Italian) comes from Italian scaffale, from Italian scaffa, from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον.

scaffalare (Italian): to fit with shelves; to arrange on shelves

Definitions

  1. to fit with shelves; to arrange on shelves

Ancestry of “scaffalare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscaffaleshelf; bookshelf, bookcase
2Italianscaffashelf
3Latinscaphiumpot, bowl etc in the form of a boat
4Ancient Greekσκάφιον—

Words derived from “scaffalare”

Every word from Ancient Greek σκάφιον →Every word from Latin scaphium →Every word from Italian scaffa →