Where does “لاٹین” come from?
لاٹین (Ushojo) comes from Urdu لالٹین, 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 — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
لاٹین (Ushojo): lantern
Definitions
- lantern
Ancestry of “لاٹین”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | لالٹین | lantern |
| 2 | Bengali | লন্ঠন | lantern |
| 3 | English | lantern | A case of translucent or transparent material... |
| 4 | Middle English | lanterne | A lantern or lamp; An inspiration; guidance; An... |
| 5 | Old French | lanterne | lantern |
| 6 | Latin | lanterna | lantern, lamp; torch |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαμπτήρ | lighter, torch, lantern |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |