Where does “scaffarrata” come from?

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

scaffarrata (Sicilian): glass-case, show-window

Definitions

  1. glass-case, show-window

Ancestry of “scaffarrata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscaffaleshelf; bookshelf, bookcase
2Italianscaffashelf
3Latinscaphiumpot, bowl etc in the form of a boat
4Ancient Greekσκάφιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek σκάφιον →Every word from Latin scaphium →Every word from Italian scaffa →