Where does “ланце́т” come from?
ланце́т (Russian) comes from French lancette, from Old French lancete, from Old French -eté, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
ланце́т (Russian): lancet
Definitions
- lancet
Ancestry of “ланце́т”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lancette | A lancet, a sharp pointed medical instrument; A... |
| 2 | Old French | lancete | small lance; lancet |
| 3 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 4 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |