Where does “gráfelmélet” come from?
gráfelmélet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gráf, from English graph, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
gráfelmélet (Hungarian): graph theory mathematical theory of sets
Definitions
- graph theory mathematical theory of sets
Ancestry of “gráfelmélet”, step by step
gráfelmélet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gráf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gráf | graph |
| 2 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Hungarian elmélet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | elmélet | theory |
| 2 | Hungarian | -let | Added to different parts of speech to form a noun |
| 3 | Hungarian | -et | Added to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 5 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 6 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |