Where does “lanterna” come from?

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

lanterna (New Latin): lantern, lamp; torch

Definitions

  1. lantern, lamp; torch

Ancestry of “lanterna”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ →