Where does “amfiteátrum” come from?
amfiteátrum (Hungarian) comes from Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
amfiteátrum (Hungarian): amphitheatre
Ancestry of “amfiteátrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | amphitheātrum | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀμφιθέατρον | amphitheatre, a double theatre |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “amfiteátrum”