Where does “gyermekláncfű” come from?

gyermekláncfű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lánc, from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

gyermekláncfű (Hungarian): dandelion

Definitions

  1. dandelion

Ancestry of “gyermekláncfű”, step by step

gyermekláncfű traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lánc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianláncchain; fetter
2Middle High Germanlannechain
3Old High Germanlannametal sheet, platelet; chain
4Vulgar Latinlanna—
5Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
6Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

via Hungarian fű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfűgrass; pot, grass, marijuana
2Proto-Ugricpimɜgrass

via Hungarian gyermek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyermekchild
Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →Every word from Vulgar Latin lanna →