Where does “Шекспир” come from?

Шекспир (Macedonian) comes from English Shakespeare, from English Spear, from Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Latin sphēra, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Шекспир (Macedonian): Shakespeare

Definitions

  1. Shakespeare

Ancestry of “Шекспир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShakespeareEloquent language, especially English; poetry; A...
2EnglishSpearA long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion
3Middle EnglishspereA spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb...
4Old Frenchspheresphere shape
5Latinsphēra
6Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
7Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ειδήςEvery word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα
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