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Where does “hangsebesség” come from?

hangsebesség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sebesség, from Hungarian sebes, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus.

hangsebesség (Hungarian): speed of sound

Definitions

  1. speed of sound

Ancestry of “hangsebesség”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansebességspeed, velocity; gear
2Hungariansebeswounded; fast, quick
3Hungariansebwound
4EnglishSebastian—
5LatinSebastianus—
6LatinSebastus—
7Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
8LatinAugustusvenerable
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “hangsebesség”

  • hangsebességek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →