Where does “kávéautomata” come from?
kávéautomata (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian automata, from German automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα, from Proto-Indo-European memóne, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
kávéautomata (Hungarian): coffee vending machine
Ancestry of “kávéautomata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | automata | automatic; automat; vending machine |
| 2 | German | automat | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |