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Where does “fénykardok” come from?

fénykardok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fénykard, from Hungarian kard, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

fénykardok (Hungarian): nominative plural of fénykard

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of fénykard

Ancestry of “fénykardok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénykardlightsaber
2Hungariankardsword
3EnglishcardA playing card; Any game using playing cards; a...
4Middle Englishcardeplaying card
5Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
6Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
7Frenchcartela cartel
8Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
9Italiancartapaper; map; menu
10Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
11Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
12Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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