Where does “ellentét” come from?

ellentét (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ellen, from Hungarian el-, from Hungarian -ső, from Hungarian -s — Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

ellentét (Hungarian): contrast; opposite; conflict, clash, tension,...

Definitions

  1. contrast; opposite; conflict, clash, tension,...

Ancestry of “ellentét”, step by step

ellentét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianellenagainst; enemy, opponent
2Hungarianel-indicates actions whose direction is pointing...
3Hungarian-sőAdded to a noun or a stem to form an adjective
4Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

via Hungarian tét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantétstake, bet, wager
2Hungarianteszto do; to place, to put; to make
3Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ellentét

Every word from Hungarian -sEvery word from Hungarian el-Every word from Hungarian ellen