Where does “τελεφερίκ” come from?
τελεφερίκ (Greek) comes from French téléphérique, from French téléphérage, from English telpherage, from English -age, from Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
τελεφερίκ (Greek): cable car; hanging carriage
Definitions
- cable car; hanging carriage
Ancestry of “τελεφερίκ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | téléphérique | aerial tramway, cable car |
| 2 | French | téléphérage | telepherage |
| 3 | English | telpherage | An automated transportation system powered by... |
| 4 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 5 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 6 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 7 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 8 | Latin | -āticum | — |