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Where does “devizaszámla” come from?

devizaszámla (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian deviza, from German Devise, from French devise, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

devizaszámla (Hungarian): foreign currency bank account

Definitions

  1. foreign currency bank account

Ancestry of “devizaszámla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandevizaforeign currency
2GermanDevisemotto; foreign currency
3Frenchdevisemotto; assets in foreign currency; currency
4Latindīvidō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “devizaszámla”

  • devizaszámlák
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