Where does “kvantumelmélet” come from?

kvantumelmélet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian elmélet, from Hungarian -let, from Hungarian -et, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

kvantumelmélet (Hungarian): quantum theory

Definitions

  1. quantum theory

Ancestry of “kvantumelmélet”, step by step

kvantumelmélet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian elmélet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianelmélettheory
2Hungarian-letAdded to different parts of speech to form a noun
3Hungarian-etAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
4Hungarian-é-
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian kvantum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankvantumquantum
2Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
3Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
4Proto-Italic*kʷijentos
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -etEvery word from Hungarian -d