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Where does “betyár” come from?

betyár (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bećar, from Turkish bekâr, from French bécarre, from Italian bequadro, from Italian quadro, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor — and.

betyár (Hungarian): highwayman, outlaw; rogue, scamp, rascal

Definitions

  1. highwayman, outlaw; rogue, scamp, rascal

Ancestry of “betyár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbećarbachelor; an unmarried man
2Turkishbekârbachelor
3Frenchbécarrenatural
4ItalianbequadroThe natural symbol
5Italianquadrosquare; painting or picture; description or...
6Vulgar Latinquadrellus—
7Latinquādrus—
8Latinquattŭor—
9Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
10Old Portuguesequartoquarter
11Latinquārtus—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “betyár”

  • betyáros
  • betyárkodik
  • батяр
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