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Where does “informális” come from?

informális (Hungarian) comes from English informal, from English formal, from Middle English formel, from Old French formel, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

informális (Hungarian): informal

Definitions

  1. informal

Ancestry of “informális”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinformalNot formal or ceremonious; Not in accord with the...
2EnglishformalBeing in accord with established forms; Official;...
3Middle Englishformel—
4Old Frenchformel—
5Latinformālis—
6French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
7Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
8Latin-ismus-ism
9Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
10Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
11Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “informális”

  • informálisabb
  • leginformálisabb
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