Where does “tornisteri” come from?
tornisteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish tornister, from German Tornister, from German Tanister, from Czech tanystra, from Hungarian tanisztra, from Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
tornisteri (Finnish): knapsack, haversack, rucksack
Definitions
- knapsack, haversack, rucksack
Ancestry of “tornisteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tornister | feedbag, nosebag; knapsack, haversack, an older... |
| 2 | German | Tornister | knapsack of a soldier; schoolbag, rectangular... |
| 3 | German | Tanister | — |
| 4 | Czech | tanystra | — |
| 5 | Hungarian | tanisztra | — |
| 6 | Latin | canistrum | wicker basket |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάναστρον | wicker basket |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |