Where does “fénysebességek” come from?
fénysebességek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fénysebesség, from Hungarian sebesség, from Hungarian sebes, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός.
Ancestry of “fénysebességek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fénysebesség | speed of light, lightspeed |
| 2 | Hungarian | sebesség | speed, velocity; gear |
| 3 | Hungarian | sebes | wounded; fast, quick |
| 4 | Hungarian | seb | wound |
| 5 | English | Sebastian | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 7 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 9 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |