Where does “табакера” come from?
табакера (Macedonian) comes from Italian tabacchiera, from Italian -iera, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
табакера (Macedonian): snuffbox; cigarette case
Definitions
- snuffbox; cigarette case
Ancestry of “табакера”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tabacchiera | snuffbox |
| 2 | Italian | -iera | Added to nouns to form other concrete nouns; -er;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |