Where does “lanovka” come from?

lanovka (Czech) comes from Czech lanový, from Czech lano, from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

lanovka (Czech): cableway

Definitions

  1. cableway

Ancestry of “lanovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlanovýrope, cable
2Czechlanorope, cable
3Middle High Germanlannechain
4Old High Germanlannametal sheet, platelet; chain
5Vulgar Latinlanna—
6Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
7Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina
Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →Every word from Vulgar Latin lanna →