Where does “lanterna” come from?

lanterna (Italian) comes from Latin lanterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

lanterna (Italian): lantern; lighthouse

Definitions

  1. lantern; lighthouse

Ancestry of “lanterna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanternalantern, lamp; torch
2Ancient Greekλαμπτήρlighter, torch, lantern
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “lanterna”

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