Where does “tornister” come from?
tornister (Swedish) comes from German Tornister, from German Tanister, from Czech tanystra, from Hungarian tanisztra, from Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
tornister (Swedish): feedbag, nosebag; knapsack, haversack, an older...
Definitions
- feedbag, nosebag; knapsack, haversack, an older...
Ancestry of “tornister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tornister | knapsack of a soldier; schoolbag, rectangular... |
| 2 | German | Tanister | — |
| 3 | Czech | tanystra | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | tanisztra | — |
| 5 | Latin | canistrum | wicker basket |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάναστρον | wicker basket |
| 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... |