Where does “Foucault-inga” come from?
Foucault-inga (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian inga, from Hungarian ing, from Hungarian -a, from Hungarian -ő — -ing. Added to a verb to form the present...
Foucault-inga (Hungarian): Foucault’s pendulum
Definitions
- Foucault’s pendulum
Ancestry of “Foucault-inga”, step by step
Foucault-inga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian inga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | inga | pendulum |
| 2 | Hungarian | ing | shirt; to wobble; to swing |
| 3 | Hungarian | -a | his, her, its, -'s, of; -s', of…-s; ago |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ő | -ing. Added to a verb to form the present... |
via Hungarian Foucault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Foucault | — |