Where does “լեյտենանտ” come from?
լեյտենանտ (Armenian) comes from Russian лейтена́нт, from German Leutenant, from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
լեյտենանտ (Armenian): lieutenant
Definitions
- lieutenant
Ancestry of “լեյտենանտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лейтена́нт | lieutenant military rank |
| 2 | German | Leutenant | — |
| 3 | French | lieutenant | lieutenant |
| 4 | French | lieu | place; any of several fish from the Pollachius... |
| 5 | Middle French | lieu | place |
| 6 | Old French | leu | wolf; place |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |