Where does “lanterne” come from?

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

lanterne (Middle English): A lantern or lamp; An inspiration; guidance; An...

Definitions

  1. A lantern or lamp; An inspiration; guidance; An...

Ancestry of “lanterne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlanternelantern
2Latinlanternalantern, lamp; torch
3Ancient Greekλαμπτήρlighter, torch, lantern
4Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “lanterne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ →