Where does “Streichorchester” come from?
Streichorchester (German) comes from German Orchester, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Streichorchester (German): string orchestra
Definitions
- string orchestra
Ancestry of “Streichorchester”, step by step
Streichorchester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Orchester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Orchester | orchestra |
| 2 | French | orchestre | orchestra, band; stalls |
| 3 | Latin | orchēstra | orchestra area in front of a stage |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via German streichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streichen | to stroke; to cancel; to discard; to delete; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | strīchen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strīhhan | to smooth, stroke, spread, rub, strike |
| 4 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |