Where does “τρενοδηγός” come from?
τρενοδηγός (Greek) comes from Greek τρένο, from Italian treno, from French train, from Middle French train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre — to run.
τρενοδηγός (Greek): A traindriver, the driver of a train
Definitions
- A traindriver, the driver of a train
Ancestry of “τρενοδηγός”, step by step
τρενοδηγός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek τρένο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | τρένο | train |
| 2 | Italian | treno | train; gun carriage; retinue, escort |
| 3 | French | train | train; pace; noise |
| 4 | Middle French | train | — |
| 5 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 6 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 8 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 9 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
via Greek οδηγός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | οδηγός | driver of a vehicle |