Where does “пионерка” come from?
пионерка (Russian) comes from Russian пионе́р, from Old French peonier, from Old French peon, from Latin pedō, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
пионерка (Russian): female pioneer
Definitions
- female pioneer
Ancestry of “пионерка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пионе́р | pioneer |
| 2 | Old French | peonier | foot soldier |
| 3 | Old French | peon | pawn; footman; a foot soldier |
| 4 | Latin | pedō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |