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Where does “altató” come from?

altató (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian áltat, from Hungarian -tat, from Hungarian -tatik, from Swahili -tata, from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste — to stand.

altató (Hungarian): present participle of altat; soporific; sleeping...

Definitions

  1. present participle of altat; soporific; sleeping...

Ancestry of “altató”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianáltatto mislead, delude, deceive
2Hungarian-tatAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
3Hungarian-tatikAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
4Swahili-tata—
5Swedishtätdense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...
6Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
7Middle Frenchtestehead
8Old Frenchtestehead
9Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
10Latinterstis—
11Latintrīstis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
13Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “altató”

  • altatók
  • altatóorvosok
  • altatóorvos
  • altatódal
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