Macellaio etymology

Italian

Italian word macellaio comes from Italian macello, Italian -aio

Etymology of macellaio

Detailed word origin of macellaio

Dictionary entry Language Definition
macello Italian (it) (figuratively) mess. Slaughter, massacre. Slaughterhouse, abattoir.
-aio Italian (it) A suffix used to form agent nouns.. Used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a place or (more rarely) an animal associated with the specified object.
macellaio Italian (it) Butcher.