Where does “teatteriorkesteri” come from?
teatteriorkesteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish teatteri, from Swedish teater, from German Theater, from French théâtre, from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
teatteriorkesteri (Finnish): theater orchestra
Definitions
- theater orchestra
Ancestry of “teatteriorkesteri”, step by step
teatteriorkesteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teatteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teatteri | theatre UK, theater US |
| 2 | Swedish | teater | theatre; a theatre |
| 3 | German | Theater | theater; theatrical company, troupe, theater... |
| 4 | French | théâtre | theatre; a movie theater |
| 5 | Middle French | théâtre | — |
| 6 | Old French | theatre | Alternative form of teatre |
| 7 | Latin | theātrum | A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Finnish orkesteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | orkesteri | orchestra |
| 2 | Swedish | orkester | orchestra |
| 3 | Latin | orchēstra | orchestra area in front of a stage |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχοῦμαι | to dance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔρχομαι | I come, go |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |