Where does “lantaarn” come from?

lantaarn (Dutch) comes 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...

lantaarn (Dutch): lantern

Definitions

  1. lantern

Ancestry of “lantaarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlanterne
2Old Frenchlanternelantern
3Latinlanternalantern, lamp; torch
4Ancient Greekλαμπτήρlighter, torch, lantern
5Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “lantaarn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήρEvery word from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ