Where does “hotpot” come from?
hotpot (English) comes from English hot, from Middle English hot, from Old English hāt, from Old English hātan, from Hungarian -an, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.
hotpot (English): Alternative spelling of hot pot
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of hot pot
Ancestry of “hotpot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hot | Having a high temperature; Causing the air to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | hot | — |
| 3 | Old English | hāt | hot, fervent, fervid, fierce |
| 4 | Old English | hātan | to promise; to command, promise; to command, call... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -an | Added to an adjective to create an adverb; Added... |
| 6 | Hungarian | -á | Used to form the third-person singular indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -i | — |