Where does “αποτσίγαρο” come from?
αποτσίγαρο (Greek) comes from Greek τσιγάρο, from Esperanto cigaro, from Russian сига́ра, from French cigare, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
αποτσίγαρο (Greek): butt, end, end
Definitions
- butt, end, end
Ancestry of “αποτσίγαρο”, step by step
αποτσίγαρο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek τσιγάρο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | τσιγάρο | cigarette |
| 2 | Esperanto | cigaro | cigar |
| 3 | Russian | сига́ра | cigar |
| 4 | French | cigare | cigar |
| 5 | Spanish | cigarro | cigar; cigarette |
| 6 | Spanish | cigarra | cicada |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *cicār(r)a | — |
| 8 | Latin | cicada | cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of... |
via Greek από
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | από | from; from, at, by, since; by, with, from |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |