Where does “llinterna” come from?

llinterna (Asturian) comes from Latin lanterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

llinterna (Asturian): torch / flashlight

Definitions

  1. torch / flashlight

Ancestry of “llinterna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanternalantern, lamp; torch
2Ancient Greekλαμπτήρlighter, torch, lantern
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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