Where does “drive-in-elokuvateatteri” come from?
drive-in-elokuvateatteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish elokuvateatteri, from Finnish teatteri, from Swedish teater, from German Theater, from French théâtre, from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
drive-in-elokuvateatteri (Finnish): drive-in movie theater
Ancestry of “drive-in-elokuvateatteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | elokuvateatteri | movie theater, cinema |
| 2 | Finnish | teatteri | theatre , theater |
| 3 | Swedish | teater | theatre; a theatre |
| 4 | German | Theater | theater; theatrical company, troupe, theater... |
| 5 | French | théâtre | theatre; a movie theater |
| 6 | Middle French | théâtre | — |
| 7 | Old French | theatre | Alternative form of teatre |
| 8 | Latin | theātrum | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |