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Where does “bencsolás” come from?

bencsolás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bencsol, from Yiddish בענטשן, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bencsolás (Hungarian): the action of blessing or bentshing

Definitions

  1. the action of blessing or bentshing

Ancestry of “bencsolás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbencsolto bentsh, to bless
2Yiddishבענטשןto bless; to bentsh, recite the Birkat Hamazon,...
3Latinbenedīcō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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