Where does “kóroktan” come from?

kóroktan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kórok, 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.

kóroktan (Hungarian): aetiology, etiopathology study or investigation of the causes of disease

Definitions

  1. aetiology, etiopathology study or investigation of the causes of disease

Ancestry of “kóroktan”, step by step

kóroktan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kórok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankórokcause of disease; nominative plural of kór
2Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
3FrenchCœurheart
4Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
5Old Frenchcuerheart
6Vulgar Latin*corem
7Latincorheart; soul, mind
8Proto-Italickordheart
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Hungarian tán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantánmaybe, perhaps
2Hungariantalánmaybe, perhaps
3Hungariantalálomfirst-person singular indicative present definite...
4Hungariantalálto find, come across; to find; to hit
5Proto-Uralictole-to come
6Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
7Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
8Proto-Uralic-l
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor