Where does “kvantumfizika” come from?

kvantumfizika (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kvantum, from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

kvantumfizika (Hungarian): quantum physics

Definitions

  1. quantum physics

Ancestry of “kvantumfizika”, step by step

kvantumfizika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kvantum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankvantumquantum
2Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
3Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
4Proto-Italic*kʷijentos
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts

via Hungarian fizika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfizikaphysics
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂ontsEvery word from Proto-Italic *kʷijentosEvery word from Latin quantus