Where does “gélek” come from?
gélek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gél, from German gel, from English gel, from English gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō — Derives nouns from roots.
Ancestry of “gélek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gél | gel |
| 2 | German | gel | Alternative spelling of gehl, alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | gel | A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid... |
| 4 | English | gelatin | A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of... |
| 5 | French | gélatine | gelatine |
| 6 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 7 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 8 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |