Where does “teatrejo” come from?
teatrejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto teatro, from English theatre, from Middle English theater, from Old French teatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
teatrejo (Esperanto): theater , theatre , playhouse
Definitions
- theater , theatre , playhouse
Ancestry of “teatrejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | teatro | a building where theatrical productions are... |
| 2 | English | theatre | Alternative spelling of theater |
| 3 | Middle English | theater | A theatre open to the sky; an amphitheatre; Any... |
| 4 | Old French | teatre | theater |
| 5 | Latin | theātrum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |