Where does “Fenerbahçe” come from?
Fenerbahçe (Turkish) comes from Turkish fener, from Ottoman Turkish فنار, from Arabic فَنَار, from Ancient Greek φανάριον, from Ancient Greek φᾱνός, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
Fenerbahçe (Turkish): Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul
Definitions
- Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul
Ancestry of “Fenerbahçe”, step by step
Fenerbahçe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish fener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | fener | lantern; lamp; lighthouse |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فنار | Alternative form of فنر |
| 3 | Arabic | فَنَار | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φανάριον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φᾱνός | bright; shining; resplendent |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Turkish bahçe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bahçe | garden |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باغچه | garden |
| 3 | Persian | باغچه | small garden; jardinet; front yard |
| 4 | Persian | باغ | garden, orchard, bagh |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 6 | Old Persian | *bāgah | garden, orchard |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |