Where does “célpont” come from?

célpont (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cél, from German ziel, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

célpont (Hungarian): target; target, goal; destination

Definitions

  1. target; target, goal; destination

Ancestry of “célpont”, step by step

célpont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancéltarget, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish
2Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
3Middle High Germanzil
4Old High Germanzil
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Hungarian pont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpontexactly, just, precisely; point; dot, full stop,...
2GermanPunktdot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,...
3Latinpūnctumpoint
4Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “célpont

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą