Where does “kóros” come from?
kóros (Hungarian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
kóros (Hungarian): morbid, pathological, abnormal
Definitions
- morbid, pathological, abnormal
Ancestry of “kóros”, step by step
kóros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 2 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 3 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 4 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Hungarian kőris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kőris | ash tree |