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Where does “becsületes” come from?

becsületes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian becsület, from Hungarian becsül, from Hungarian Bécs, from Romanian Viena, from Italian Vienna, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.

becsületes (Hungarian): honest

Definitions

  1. honest

Ancestry of “becsületes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbecsülethonor, honour, reputation
2Hungarianbecsülto estimate; to appreciate, to value
3HungarianBécs—
4RomanianViena—
5ItalianVienna—
6LatinVindobona—
7Gaulish*Windobona—

Words derived from “becsületes”

  • becsületesebb
  • legbecsületesebb
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