Where does “tramoggiaio” come from?

tramoggiaio (Italian) comes from Italian tramoggia, from Latin trimodia, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

tramoggiaio (Italian): a worker who operates a hopper

Definitions

  1. a worker who operates a hopper

Ancestry of “tramoggiaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantramoggiahopper; hopper crystal
2Latintrimodiaa vessel containing three bushels
3Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus
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