In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DESINENCE
Etymology
Noun
desinence (plural desinences)
(linguistics) A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.
Source: Wiktionary
Des"i*nence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. désinence.]
Definition: Termination; ending. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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