Where does “dievenlantaarn” come from?
dievenlantaarn (Dutch) comes from Dutch lantaarn, from Middle Dutch lanterne, from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
dievenlantaarn (Dutch): a portable lantern whose light can be blocked by means of a shutter
Definitions
- a portable lantern whose light can be blocked by means of a shutter
Ancestry of “dievenlantaarn”, step by step
dievenlantaarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lantaarn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lantaarn | lantern |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lanterne | — |
| 3 | Old French | lanterne | lantern |
| 4 | Latin | lanterna | lantern, lamp; torch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαμπτήρ | lighter, torch, lantern |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |