Where does “leytenant” come from?
leytenant (Crimean Tatar) 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.
leytenant (Crimean Tatar): lieutenant
Definitions
- lieutenant
Ancestry of “leytenant”, 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 |