Where does “diakritikus jel” come from?
diakritikus jel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian diakritikus, from Latin diacriticus, from Ancient Greek διακριτικός, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti — to sift, separate, divide.
diakritikus jel (Hungarian): diacritical mark symbol used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning
Definitions
- diacritical mark symbol used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning
Ancestry of “diakritikus jel”, step by step
diakritikus jel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian diakritikus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | diakritikus | diacritical capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction |
| 2 | Latin | diacriticus | diacritic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διακριτικός | distinguishing, separative |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |