Where does “teatro” come from?
teatro (Spanish) comes from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
teatro (Spanish): theater, theatre; theater, drama; theater
Definitions
- theater, theatre; theater, drama; theater
Ancestry of “teatro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | theātrum | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “teatro”