Where does “tambouriner” come from?
tambouriner (French) comes from English tambourine, from French tambourin, from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
tambouriner (French): to drum, drum down
Definitions
- to drum, drum down
Ancestry of “tambouriner”, step by step
tambouriner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tambourine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tambourine | A percussion instrument consisting of a small,... |
| 2 | French | tambourin | tambourine |
| 3 | French | -in | adjectival suffix; nominal suffix |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |