Where does “समाचारपत्र” come from?
समाचारपत्र (Hindi) comes from English newspaper, from English paper, from Middle English paper, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.
समाचारपत्र (Hindi): newspaper
Definitions
- newspaper
Ancestry of “समाचारपत्र”, step by step
समाचारपत्र traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English newspaper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | newspaper | A publication, usually published daily or weekly... |
| 2 | English | paper | A sheet material used for writing on or printing... |
| 3 | Middle English | paper | paper; A text, message or note; something that is... |
| 4 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 5 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 6 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 7 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 8 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 9 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 10 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 11 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Sanskrit समाचार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | समाचार | proceeding, conduct, news, information |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आचार | conduct, manner of action, behaviour, good... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चार | movement |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चर | secret emissary, spy, agent; wandering, walking,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |
via Sanskrit पत्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पत्र | card; leaf; paper; etc |