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
- the action of blessing or bentshing
Ancestry of “bencsolás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bencsol | to bentsh, to bless |
| 2 | Yiddish | בענטשן | to bless; to bentsh, recite the Birkat Hamazon,... |
| 3 | Latin | benedīcō | to speak well of someone, commend |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |