Where does “latarnia” come from?

latarnia (Polish) comes from Polish laterna, from Middle High German latërne, from Latin lāterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

latarnia (Polish): streetlamp, lightpost, lantern; lighthouse

Definitions

  1. streetlamp, lightpost, lantern; lighthouse

Ancestry of “latarnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlaterna—
2Middle High Germanlatërne—
3Latinlāterna—
4Ancient Greekλαμπτήρlighter, torch, lantern
5Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “latarnia”

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