Where does “idiómák” come from?
idiómák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian idióma, from Latin idiōma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοῦσθαι, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
Ancestry of “idiómák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | idióma | idiom any mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people |
| 2 | Latin | idiōma | idiom style of language |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδίωμα | peculiarity, specific property, unique feature;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιοῦσθαι | to make one's own, appropriate to oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |