Where does “teaterpjäs” come from?
teaterpjäs (Swedish) comes from Swedish teater, from German Theater, from French théâtre, from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
teaterpjäs (Swedish): a play, a drama, a piece (to be performed at a theater)
Definitions
- a play, a drama, a piece (to be performed at a theater)
Ancestry of “teaterpjäs”, step by step
teaterpjäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish teater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | teater | theatre; a theatre |
| 2 | German | Theater | theater; theatrical company, troupe, theater... |
| 3 | French | théâtre | theatre; a movie theater |
| 4 | Middle French | théâtre | — |
| 5 | Old French | theatre | Alternative form of teatre |
| 6 | Latin | theātrum | A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Swedish pjäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pjäs | a piece, a play; theatrical performance; a piece,... |
| 2 | French | pièce | room; piece; coin |
| 3 | Middle French | piece | piece, bit, part; moment |
| 4 | Old French | piece | piece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 6 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 7 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |