Where does “teaterstykke” come from?
teaterstykke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål teater, from French théâtre, from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
teaterstykke (Norwegian Bokmål): a play
Definitions
- a play
Ancestry of “teaterstykke”, step by step
teaterstykke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål teater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | teater | theatre, theater |
| 2 | French | théâtre | theatre; a movie theater |
| 3 | Middle French | théâtre | — |
| 4 | Old French | theatre | Alternative form of teatre |
| 5 | Latin | theātrum | A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |