Where does “becsmérlő” come from?

becsmérlő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian becsmérel, from Hungarian Bécs, from Romanian Viena, from Italian Vienna, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.

Ancestry of “becsmérlő”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbecsmérelto denigrate, depreciate, disparage, belittle
2HungarianBécsvalue, worth, esteem
3RomanianViena
4ItalianVienna
5LatinVindobona
6Gaulish*Windobona
Every word from Gaulish *WindobonaEvery word from Latin VindobonaEvery word from Italian Vienna
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