Where does “jégkorszak” come from?
jégkorszak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian korszak, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord — heart.
jégkorszak (Hungarian): ice age
Ancestry of “jégkorszak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | korszak | era |
| 2 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 3 | French | Cœur | — |
| 4 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 5 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 7 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “jégkorszak”