Where does “bagatellizál” come from?
bagatellizál (Hungarian) comes from German bagatellisieren, from German Bagatelle, from French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella, from Latin bāca — various small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries).
bagatellizál (Hungarian): to play down, make light of, trivialize, belittle, denigrate, depreciate to make or attempt to make something seem less important
Definitions
- to play down, make light of, trivialize, belittle, denigrate, depreciate to make or attempt to make something seem less important
Ancestry of “bagatellizál”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bagatellisieren | to belittle, minimise/minimize, trivialise/trivialize, play down, make light of, depreciate to make or attempt to make something seem less important |
| 2 | German | Bagatelle | bagatelle |
| 3 | French | bagatelle | bagatelle, trinket, bauble; trifle |
| 4 | Italian | bagattella | trifle; bagatelle |
| 5 | Latin | bāca | various small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries) |