Where does “készülékszoftver” come from?
készülékszoftver (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szoftver, from English software, from English -ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
készülékszoftver (Hungarian): firmware
Definitions
- firmware
Ancestry of “készülékszoftver”, step by step
készülékszoftver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szoftver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szoftver | software |
| 2 | English | software | Encoded computer instructions, usually... |
| 3 | English | -ware | Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items... |
| 4 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Hungarian készülék
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | készülék | apparatus, appliance, device |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ék | Added to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 4 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |