Where does “cetlik” come from?
cetlik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cetli, from German Zettel, from German zeddel, from German zedele, from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “cetlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cetli | slip of paper, note, chit a small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder |
| 2 | German | Zettel | a small or loose piece of paper, slip; note,... |
| 3 | German | zeddel | — |
| 4 | German | zedele | — |
| 5 | Italian | cedola | counterfoil; coupon, voucher |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | cedula | Alternative form of schedula |
| 7 | Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |