Where does “elcsépelt” come from?
elcsépelt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian elcsépel, from Hungarian csépel, from Hungarian csép, from Proto-Slavic cěpъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
elcsépelt (Hungarian): trite, trivial, old hat, hackneyed, overused, clichéd
Definitions
- trite, trivial, old hat, hackneyed, overused, clichéd
Ancestry of “elcsépelt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | elcsépel | to thresh to complete separating the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery |
| 2 | Hungarian | csépel | to thresh; to thresh, drub; to disparage,... |
| 3 | Hungarian | csép | flail |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | cěpъ | stick; flail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |