Where does “katódsugárcső” come from?
katódsugárcső (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian katódsugár, from Hungarian sugár, from Hungarian súg — to whisper; to prompt.
katódsugárcső (Hungarian): cathode-ray tube
Ancestry of “katódsugárcső”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | katódsugár | cathode ray |
| 2 | Hungarian | sugár | ray, beam; jet, spurt, stream; radius |
| 3 | Hungarian | súg | to whisper; to prompt |