Where does “agàng terèng” come from?
agàng terèng (Makasar) comes from Makasar terèng, from Dutch trein, from Middle French train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre, from Latin trahere — to run.
agàng terèng (Makasar): railway
Definitions
- railway
Ancestry of “agàng terèng”, step by step
agàng terèng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar terèng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | terèng | train railway vehicle |
| 2 | Dutch | trein | train; train, convoy, retinue, procession |
| 3 | Middle French | train | — |
| 4 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 5 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 7 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
via Makasar agàng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | agàng | a road; a path; a way |