Where does “úgyszólván” come from?
úgyszólván (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szólván, from Hungarian szól, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s — whole.
úgyszólván (Hungarian): practically (speaking), virtually, so to speak
Definitions
- practically (speaking), virtually, so to speak
Ancestry of “úgyszólván”, step by step
úgyszólván traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szólván
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szólván | adverbial participle of szól |
| 2 | Hungarian | szól | to speak, say, talk to someone; to speak; to be... |
| 3 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 4 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 5 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 6 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Hungarian úgy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | úgy | So; Evidential marker, approx. “apparently”; see... |