Where does “laterna” come from?

laterna (Polish) comes 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...

Ancestry of “laterna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlatërne
2Latinlāterna
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 “laterna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήρEvery word from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ