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Where does “ingerlékeny” come from?

ingerlékeny (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ingerel, from Romanian înger, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

ingerlékeny (Hungarian): irritable, excitable, short-tempered, petulant

Definitions

  1. irritable, excitable, short-tempered, petulant

Ancestry of “ingerlékeny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianingerelto irritate
2Romanianîngerangel
3LatinAngelus—
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger
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