Where does “ספּעקטאַקל” come from?
ספּעקטאַקל (Yiddish) comes from Russian спектакль, from French spectacle, from Latin spectāculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
ספּעקטאַקל (Yiddish): spectacle
Definitions
- spectacle
Ancestry of “ספּעקטאַקל”, step by step
ספּעקטאַקל traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian спектакль
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | спектакль | performance, play, matinee |
| 2 | French | spectacle | a show, a spectacle, a performance, a concert; a... |
| 3 | Latin | spectāculum | show, spectacle |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via German Spektakel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spektakel | spectacle; row |
via Polish spektakl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | spektakl | spectacle |