lanterne
Middle English
/ˈlantərn(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A lantern or lamp.
- (figurative) An inspiration; guidance.
- (figurative) An example.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French lanterne derived from Latin lanterna (lantern, lamp) derived from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (torch).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λαμπτήρ
Gloss
torch
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🔦
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lantern English
- lantern berry English
- lanternfish English
- lanternfly English
- lanternist English
- lanternless English
- lanternlight English
- lanternlike English
- lanterna Latin
- lucerna Latin
- lāterna Latin
- lanterna Italian
- lantaren Dutch, Flemish
- lanterne French
- linterna Spanish, Castilian
- λάμπω Ancient Greek
- λαμπτήρ Ancient Greek
- λᾰμπτήρ Ancient Greek
- lanterne Norwegian Bokmål
- lanterna Portuguese
- lanterne Norwegian Nynorsk
- lanterne Old French
- लालटेन Hindi
- lanterne Middle Dutch
- լապտեր Old Armenian
- Lanter Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 랜턴 Korean
- llinterna Asturian
- লন্ঠন Bengali