Where does “hunks” come from?
Hunks comes from English hunk, of uncertain origin, possibly related to Hungarian and ultimately from Latin -anus and Latin -um.
hunks (English): A crotchety or surly person; A stingy man; a...
Definitions
- A crotchety or surly person; A stingy man; a...
Ancestry of “hunks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hunk | A large or dense piece of something; A sexually... |
| 2 | English | Hungarian | Of, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary,... |
| 3 | English | Hungary | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Hungary | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Hungaria | Hungary |
| 6 | Latin | Ungari | Hungarians |