Where does “لالٹین” come from?
لالٹین (Urdu) comes from Bengali লন্ঠন, 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...
لالٹین (Urdu): lantern
Definitions
- lantern
Ancestry of “لالٹین”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | লন্ঠন | lantern |
| 2 | English | lantern | A case of translucent or transparent material... |
| 3 | Middle English | lanterne | A lantern or lamp; An inspiration; guidance; An... |
| 4 | Old French | lanterne | lantern |
| 5 | Latin | lanterna | lantern, lamp; torch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαμπτήρ | lighter, torch, lantern |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |