Where does “időzóna” come from?
időzóna (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zóna, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη — belt, sash.
időzóna (Hungarian): time zone
Ancestry of “időzóna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | zóna | zone |
| 2 | German | Zone | zone |
| 3 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 4 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 5 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 6 | Russian | зо́на | — |
| 7 | Latin | zōna | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |