Where does “καραβοφάναρο” come from?

καραβοφάναρο (Greek) comes from Greek καράβι, from Ancient Greek καράβιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

καραβοφάναρο (Greek): lightship, lightvessel

Definitions

  1. lightship, lightvessel

Ancestry of “καραβοφάναρο”, step by step

καραβοφάναρο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek καράβι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαράβιship, boat, sailing ship
2Ancient Greekκαράβιονship
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Greek φανάρι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφανάριtraffic lights; lantern, lamp, torch
2Byzantine Greekφανάριονlamp, torch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek καράβιον