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Where does “köbcentik” come from?

köbcentik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian köbcenti, from Hungarian köbcentiméter, from Hungarian centiméter, from Hungarian méter, from German Meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

köbcentik (Hungarian): nominative plural of köbcenti

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of köbcenti

Ancestry of “köbcentik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianköbcentiEllipsis of köbcentiméter
2Hungarianköbcentimétercubic centimetre , cubic centimeter
3Hungariancentimétercentimetre , centimeter; tape measure
4Hungarianmétermeter
5GermanMetermeter
6Frenchmètremetre/meter; first-person singular present...
7Latinmetruma measure
8Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
9Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
10Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
11Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
12Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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