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Where does “képvisel” come from?

képvisel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian képviselő, from Hungarian viselő, from Hungarian visel, from Hungarian visz, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís — resin, gum; to say, speak.

képvisel (Hungarian): to represent

Definitions

  1. to represent

Ancestry of “képvisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianképviselőrepresentative
2Hungarianviselőpresent participle of visel: wearing something;...
3Hungarianviselto wear, have on; to bear, endure, suffer; to...
4Hungarianviszto take, carry
5Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
6Proto-Slavicsьthis
7Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “képvisel”

  • képviselete
  • képviseletében
  • képviseleti
  • képviselet
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