Where does “korcsolyázás” come from?
korcsolyázás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian korcsolyázik, from Hungarian korcsolya, from Italian chiocciola, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
korcsolyázás (Hungarian): ice skating
Ancestry of “korcsolyázás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | korcsolyázik | to skate |
| 2 | Hungarian | korcsolya | skate |
| 3 | Italian | chiocciola | — |
| 4 | Latin | cochlea | snail; snail shell; spiral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοχλίας | snail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόχλος | shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing... |
Words derived from “korcsolyázás”