Where does “Straßenlaterne” come from?
Straßenlaterne (German) comes from German latërne, 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...
Straßenlaterne (German): streetlight
Definitions
- streetlight
Ancestry of “Straßenlaterne”, step by step
Straßenlaterne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German latërne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | latërne | lantern |
| 2 | French | lanterne | lantern; street light; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | lanterne | lantern |
| 4 | Latin | lanterna | lantern, lamp; torch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαμπτήρ | lighter, torch, lantern |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |