Where does “arġenterija” come from?
arġenterija (Maltese) comes from Italian argenteria, from Italian -eria, from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
arġenterija (Maltese): silversmith shop
Definitions
- silversmith shop
Ancestry of “arġenterija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | argenteria | silverware, silver; factory or workshop making... |
| 2 | Italian | -eria | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ería | Turns a noun into a store or restaurant that... |
| 4 | Latin | -āria | used to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |