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Where does “teatro” come from?

teatro (Italian) comes from Latin theātrum, 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...

teatro (Italian): theatre, theater; movie theater, cinema; drama

Definitions

  1. theatre, theater; movie theater, cinema; drama

Ancestry of “teatro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintheātrum—
2Ancient Greekθέατρονtheatre, gathering place; play, spectacle
3Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “teatro”

  • teatrabile
  • cinemateatro
  • cineteatro
  • dopoteatro
  • metateatro
  • tiyatro
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