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Where does “elragadtat” come from?

elragadtat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -tat, from Hungarian -tatik, from Swahili -tata, from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.

elragadtat (Hungarian): to enrapture, delight

Definitions

  1. to enrapture, delight

Ancestry of “elragadtat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-tatAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
2Hungarian-tatikAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
3Swahili-tata—
4Swedishtätdense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...
5Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
6Middle Frenchtestehead
7Old Frenchtestehead
8Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
9Latinterstis—
10Latintrīstis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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