Where does “e-mail-cím” come from?
e-mail-cím (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cím, from Hungarian címer, from English cimier, from French cime, from French cimetière, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimiterium, from Late Latin coemeterium — to be lying down; to settle.
e-mail-cím (Hungarian): e-mail address
Definitions
- e-mail address
Ancestry of “e-mail-cím”, step by step
e-mail-cím traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian cím
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cím | address; title |
| 2 | Hungarian | címer | coat of arms |
| 3 | English | cimier | The crest of a helmet |
| 4 | French | cime | peak, summit; top |
| 5 | French | cimetière | cemetery, graveyard |
| 6 | Old French | cimitiere | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | cimiterium | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | coemeterium | cemetery, churchyard, burial ground |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κοιμητήριον | sleeping chamber |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κοιμάω | put to sleep, lull; to sleep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Hungarian e-mail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | e-mail system, message | |
| 2 | English | Alternative spelling of email | |
| 3 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 4 | Middle French | — | |
| 5 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 6 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 7 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |