Where does “stamperija” come from?

stamperija (Maltese) comes from Italian stamperia, from Italian -eria, from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

stamperija (Maltese): printing press; printworks

Definitions

  1. printing press; printworks

Ancestry of “stamperija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstamperiapress, print shop; printworks
2Italian-eriaAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place...
3Spanish-eríaTurns a noun into a store or restaurant that...
4Latin-āriaused to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Italian -eria