Where does “félrevezetés” come from?
félrevezetés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian félrevezet, from Hungarian félre-, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félrevezetés (Hungarian): fallacy, red herring, smokescreen, deception deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind
Definitions
- fallacy, red herring, smokescreen, deception deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind
Ancestry of “félrevezetés”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | félrevezet | to mislead, deceive, misguide someone |
| 2 | Hungarian | félre- | mis-; aside |
| 3 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 5 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |