Where does “citrouille-lanterne” come from?
citrouille-lanterne (French) comes from French lanterne, from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
citrouille-lanterne (French): jack-o-lantern
Definitions
- jack-o-lantern
Ancestry of “citrouille-lanterne”, step by step
citrouille-lanterne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French lanterne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lanterne | lantern; street light; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old French | lanterne | lantern |
| 3 | Latin | lanterna | lantern, lamp; torch |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λαμπτήρ | lighter, torch, lantern |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via French citrouille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | citrouille | pumpkin, pumpkin-colored; pumpkin |
| 2 | Old French | citre | — |
| 3 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 4 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |