An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

English-French-Persian

فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک



item
  یوتر  
yutar
Fr.: article, objet, point, ordre de jour  
  1. A distinct part in an enumeration, account, collection, or set.

    1. An object of attention, concern, or interest.

    2. A separate piece of news or information.

Etymology (EN): From M.E. item, from L. item (“also; in the same manner”), from a L. usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”).

Etymology (PE): Yutar, from Sogd. yûtar “one of several,” from ēw-tar, from ēw “→ one

  • -tar distinction suffix.