Where does “lutiner” come from?

lutiner (French) comes from French lutin, from French luitin, from French luiton, from French nuiton, from French netun, from Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Italic neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

lutiner (French): To tease, provoke

Definitions

  1. To tease, provoke

Ancestry of “lutiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlutinimp, elf, pixie
2Frenchluitin—
3Frenchluiton—
4Frenchnuiton—
5Frenchnetun—
6LatinNeptūnusNeptune god of the sea
7Proto-Italicneptūnos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic neptūnos →
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