Where does “абажурный” come from?
абажурный (Russian) comes from Russian абажур, from French abat-jour, from French jour, from Middle French jour, from Old French jor, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs — to be bright; sky, heaven.
абажурный (Russian): lampshade
Definitions
- lampshade
Ancestry of “абажурный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | абажур | lampshade; a visor, worn on the forehead to... |
| 2 | French | abat-jour | lampshade; eyeshade; skylight |
| 3 | French | jour | day; daylight, light; opening, aperture |
| 4 | Middle French | jour | daylight |
| 5 | Old French | jor | day |
| 6 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 8 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |