Where does “górcső” come from?

górcső (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cső, from Hungarian -és — Added to a verb to form a noun.

górcső (Hungarian): microscope

Definitions

  1. microscope

Ancestry of “górcső”, step by step

górcső traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsőtube, pipe; bye, hi, ciao
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun

via Hungarian gór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangórbig; long; to throw, fling something
Every word from Hungarian -ésEvery word from Hungarian cső