Where does “Németország” come from?
Németország (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Német, from Romanian -eț, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Németország”, step by step
Németország traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian Német
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Német | German of or relating to Germany or its people |
| 2 | Romanian | -eț | used to form adjectives from nouns or verbs... |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |