Where does “évtized” come from?
évtized (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tized, from Hungarian -ed, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
évtized (Hungarian): decade
Definitions
- decade
Ancestry of “évtized”, step by step
évtized traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tized
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tized | a tenth; tithe |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ed | your; Used to form the definite second-person... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |
via Hungarian év
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | év | year |