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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

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—
12Latintrīstis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
14Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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