Where does “altatódal” come from?

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

altatódal (Hungarian): lullaby

Definitions

  1. lullaby

Ancestry of “altatódal”, step by step

altatódal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian altató

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianaltatópresent participle of altat; soporific; sleeping...
2Hungarianáltatto mislead, delude, deceive
3Hungarian-tatAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
4Hungarian-tatikAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
5Swahili-tata
6Swedishtätdense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...
7Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
8Middle Frenchtestehead
9Old Frenchtestehead
10Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
11Latinterstis
12Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
13Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
14Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Hungarian dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandalsong
2Hungariandalolto sing
3Hungarian-ölUsed to form the second-person singular present...
4Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “altatódal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂sEvery word from Latin trīstis
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