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Where does “hossz” come from?

hossz (Hungarian) comes from French hausse, from French hausser, from Old French haucier, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

hossz (Hungarian): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “hossz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhausserise, increase; frog; first-person singular...
2Frenchhausserto raise; to shrug
3Old Frenchhaucierto raise; to lift
4Vulgar Latinaltiare—
5Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
6Proto-Italicaltos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “hossz”

  • hosszak
  • orrhossz
  • hullámhossz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →