Where does “gümőkór” come from?

gümőkór (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

gümőkór (Hungarian): tuberculosis

Definitions

  1. tuberculosis

Ancestry of “gümőkór”, step by step

gümőkór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
2FrenchCœurheart
3Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
4Old Frenchcuerheart
5Vulgar Latin*corem
6Latincorheart; soul, mind
7Proto-Italickordheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Hungarian gümő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangümőtubercle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor