Where does “fénysebesség” come from?
fénysebesség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sebesség, from Hungarian sebes, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus.
fénysebesség (Hungarian): speed of light, lightspeed
Definitions
- speed of light, lightspeed
Ancestry of “fénysebesség”, step by step
fénysebesség traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sebesség
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sebesség | speed, velocity; gear |
| 2 | Hungarian | sebes | wounded; fast, quick |
| 3 | Hungarian | seb | wound |
| 4 | English | Sebastian | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 8 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |