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

Definitions

  1. cathode-ray tube

Ancestry of “katódsugárcső”, step by step

katódsugárcső traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian katódsugár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankatódsugárcathode ray
2Hungariansugárray, beam; jet, spurt, stream; radius
3Hungariansúgto whisper; to prompt

via Hungarian cső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsőtube, pipe; bye, hi, ciao
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Hungarian súg →Every word from Hungarian sugár →Every word from Hungarian katódsugár →