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Where does “becsületszó” come from?

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

becsületszó (Hungarian): word of honor, word of honour

Definitions

  1. word of honor, word of honour

Ancestry of “becsületszó”, step by step

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