Where does “Gitterprisma” come from?

Gitterprisma (German) comes from German prisma, from Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Gitterprisma (German): grism

Definitions

  1. grism

Ancestry of “Gitterprisma”, step by step

Gitterprisma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German prisma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprismaprism
2Latinprismaprism
3Ancient GreekπρίσμαAnything sawn, sawdust; A prism
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

via German Gitter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGitterlattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars
2Old FrenchgeterAlternative form of jeter
3Middle High Germangatertogether; grating, fence
4Old High Germangataro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰEvery word from Ancient Greek πρίσμα