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
Definitions
- coffee vending machine
Ancestry of “kávéautomata”, step by step
kávéautomata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian automata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | automata | automatic; automat; vending machine |
| 2 | German | automat | automaton, machine |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 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,... |