Where does “toverlantaarn” come from?
toverlantaarn (Dutch) comes from Latin lanterna magica, from Latin magica, from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš — to be able.
toverlantaarn (Dutch): a magic lantern
Definitions
- a magic lantern
Ancestry of “toverlantaarn”, step by step
toverlantaarn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lanterna magica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lanterna magica | magic lantern, a primitive slide projector |
| 2 | Latin | magica | nominative feminine singular of magicus;... |
| 3 | Latin | magicus | magic, magical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαγικός | magical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
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... |