Where does “főnöknő” come from?
főnöknő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian főnök, from Hungarian főn, from German föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faonius, from Latin favōnius, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
főnöknő (Hungarian): a female boss/manager
Definitions
- a female boss/manager
Ancestry of “főnöknő”, step by step
főnöknő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian főnök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | főnök | chief, boss; nominative plural of főn |
| 2 | Hungarian | főn | foehn; superessive singular of fő |
| 3 | German | föhn | singular imperative of föhnen; first-person... |
| 4 | Old High German | phonno | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | faonius | — |
| 6 | Latin | favōnius | — |
| 7 | Latin | faveō | to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |