Where does “батарейка” come from?
батарейка (Russian) comes from Russian батаре́я, from French batterie, from Dutch batterij, from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
батарейка (Russian): small electric battery, baby battery
Definitions
- small electric battery, baby battery
Ancestry of “батарейка”, step by step
батарейка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian батаре́я
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | батаре́я | battery electric power source consisting of electrochemical cells |
| 2 | French | batterie | battery; percussion, drum kit, battery/batterie;... |
| 3 | Dutch | batterij | battery, tactical artillery unit; electrical... |
| 4 | Middle French | batterie | battery |
| 5 | Old French | baterie | action of beating |
| 6 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Russian ка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка | The Cyrillic letter К, к; The Roman letter K, k |