Where does “cilinder” come from?
cilinder (Hungarian) comes from German Zylinder, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.
cilinder (Hungarian): cylinder; top hat; glass chimney, chimney
Definitions
- cylinder; top hat; glass chimney, chimney
Ancestry of “cilinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Zylinder | cylinder; top hat |
| 2 | Latin | cylindrus | cylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύλινδρος | round stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυλίνδω | I roll, turn over |
Words derived from “cilinder”