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