Where does “klasszikus zene” come from?
klasszikus zene (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian klasszikus, from Latin classicus, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
klasszikus zene (Hungarian): classical music the more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music
Definitions
- classical music the more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music
Ancestry of “klasszikus zene”, step by step
klasszikus zene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian klasszikus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | klasszikus | classic, classical; classic, classicist |
| 2 | Latin | classicus | Pertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:... |
| 3 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |