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Where does “futóverseny” come from?

futóverseny (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian verseny, from Hungarian verseng, from Hungarian vers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

futóverseny (Hungarian): race

Definitions

  1. race

Ancestry of “futóverseny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianversenyrace, contest, competition
2Hungarianversengto compete, contend
3Hungarianversverse, poem; race
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertō—
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “futóverseny”

  • futóversenyekkel
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