Where does “középmagasság” come from?

középmagasság (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian magasság, from Hungarian magas, from Hungarian mag, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muŋkɜ — body.

középmagasság (Hungarian): x-height distance between the baseline and midline in a typeface

Definitions

  1. x-height distance between the baseline and midline in a typeface

Ancestry of “középmagasság”, step by step

középmagasság traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian magasság

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmagasságheight, altitude; altitude
2Hungarianmagashigh, tall
3Hungarianmagseed, pip; kernel, core
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmuŋkɜbody

via Hungarian közép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianközépmiddle, center; mean
2Proto-Ugrickitɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muŋkɜ →Every word from Hungarian mag →Every word from Hungarian magas →