Where does “Papiertaschentuch” come from?
Papiertaschentuch (German) comes from German Taschentuch, from German tasche, from Italian tasca, from Latin tasca, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da — Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
Papiertaschentuch (German): tissue handkerchief, tissue
Definitions
- tissue handkerchief, tissue
Ancestry of “Papiertaschentuch”, step by step
Papiertaschentuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Taschentuch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Taschentuch | handkerchief; tissue; paper handkerchief |
| 2 | German | tasche | bag |
| 3 | Italian | tasca | |
| 4 | Latin | tasca | — |
| 5 | Frankish | taska | pouch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 8 | Translingual | da | — |
| 9 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 10 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 11 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 15 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 16 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
via German papier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | papier | paper material |
| 2 | Middle High German | papier | — |
| 3 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 4 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 5 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 6 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 7 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 8 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 9 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 10 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |