Where does “ᱞᱟᱞᱴᱮᱱ” come from?
ᱞᱟᱞᱴᱮᱱ (Santali) comes from Hindi लालटेन, from Bengali লন্ঠন, from English lantern, from Middle English lanterne, from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
ᱞᱟᱞᱴᱮᱱ (Santali): lantern
Definitions
- lantern
Ancestry of “ᱞᱟᱞᱴᱮᱱ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | लालटेन | lantern |
| 2 | Bengali | লন্ঠন | lantern |
| 3 | English | lantern | A case of translucent or transparent material... |
| 4 | Middle English | lanterne | A lantern or lamp; An inspiration; guidance; An... |
| 5 | Old French | lanterne | lantern |
| 6 | Latin | lanterna | lantern, lamp; torch |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαμπτήρ | lighter, torch, lantern |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |