Where does “cipősdoboz” come from?

cipősdoboz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cipős, from Hungarian cipő, from Hungarian cipellő, from Hungarian cipellős, from Latin zipellus — a kind of footwear.

cipősdoboz (Hungarian): shoebox

Definitions

  1. shoebox

Ancestry of “cipősdoboz”, step by step

cipősdoboz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cipős

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancipős(of/with/in) shoe(s)
2Hungariancipőshoe
3Hungariancipellőshoe
4Hungariancipellős
5Latinzipellusa kind of footwear

via Hungarian doboz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandobozbox
2Hungariantobozcone, pinecone
Every word from Latin zipellusEvery word from Hungarian cipellősEvery word from Hungarian cipellő