Where does “ércbánya” come from?
ércbánya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian érc, from German Erz, from Middle High German arze, from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.
ércbánya (Hungarian): ore mine
Definitions
- ore mine
Ancestry of “ércbánya”, step by step
ércbánya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian érc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | érc | ore |
| 2 | German | Erz | ore |
| 3 | Middle High German | arze | — |
| 4 | Old High German | aruzzi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aruts | ore |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arud- | — |
| 7 | Sumerian | ? | copper |
via Hungarian bánya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bánya | mine; healing spring or bath |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | baňa | bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,... |
| 3 | Latin | bāneum | attested in Pompeii |
| 4 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |