Where does “államfő” come from?

államfő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian állam, from Hungarian -ám, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

államfő (Hungarian): head of state

Definitions

  1. head of state

Ancestry of “államfő”, step by step

államfő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian állam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianállamstate; first-person singular single-possession...
2Hungarian-ámAdded to a stem or other parts of speech to form...
3Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
4Old Portuguese-ão—
5Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

via Hungarian fő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “államfő”

Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Hungarian -ám →