Where does “katódsugár” come from?

katódsugár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sugár, from Hungarian súg — to whisper; to prompt.

katódsugár (Hungarian): cathode ray

Definitions

  1. cathode ray

Ancestry of “katódsugár”, step by step

katódsugár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sugár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansugárray, beam; jet, spurt, stream; radius
2Hungariansúgto whisper; to prompt

via Hungarian katód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankatódcathode
2GermanKathodecathode

Words derived from “katódsugár”

Every word from Hungarian súg →Every word from Hungarian sugár →