Where does “krokodilkönny” come from?
krokodilkönny (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian krokodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.
krokodilkönny (Hungarian): crocodile tear
Definitions
- crocodile tear
Ancestry of “krokodilkönny”, step by step
krokodilkönny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian krokodil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | krokodil | crocodile |
| 2 | Latin | crocodīlus | A crocodile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |