Where does “langsir” come from?
langsir (Indonesian) comes from Malay langsir, from English Ranger, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
langsir (Indonesian): to shunt; to move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages from one train to another
Definitions
- to shunt; to move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages from one train to another
Ancestry of “langsir”, step by step
langsir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay langsir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | langsir | A curtain piece of cloth covering a window |
| 2 | English | Ranger | A player on any of various teams called... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch lansier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lansier | a lancer, soldier armed with a lance |
| 2 | Middle French | lancier | — |
| 3 | Latin | lanciarius | lancer |
| 4 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |