Where does “bármekkora” come from?
bármekkora (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mekkora, from Hungarian -kora, from Hungarian korú, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem — heart.
bármekkora (Hungarian): no matter what size, whatever size, however big or small
Definitions
- no matter what size, whatever size, however big or small
Ancestry of “bármekkora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mekkora | how large? what size?; how big? how old?; what a... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -kora | A suffix-like element. Used only in a few words |
| 3 | Hungarian | korú | age, of age, with a certain age |
| 4 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 5 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 6 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 7 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 9 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |