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