Where does “félkvirtmínusz” come from?
félkvirtmínusz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian félkvirt, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félkvirtmínusz (Hungarian): en dash punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range
Definitions
- en dash punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range
Ancestry of “félkvirtmínusz”, step by step
félkvirtmínusz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian félkvirt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | félkvirt | en, en quad, nut quad which has a fixed width equal to half the height of the type in use |
| 2 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |