Where does “lāterna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lāterna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lāterna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήρEvery word from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ