Where does “amfi” come from?
amfi (Turkish) comes from French amphi, from French amphithéâtre, from Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “amfi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amphi | lecture theatre |
| 2 | French | amphithéâtre | amphitheatre; lecture theatre |
| 3 | Latin | amphitheātrum | an amphitheatre, amphitheater |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμφιθέατρον | amphitheatre, a double theatre |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |