Where does “láncfűrészek” come from?
láncfűrészek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian láncfűrész, from Hungarian lánc, from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.
Ancestry of “láncfűrészek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | láncfűrész | chainsaw |
| 2 | Hungarian | lánc | chain; fetter |
| 3 | Middle High German | lanne | chain |
| 4 | Old High German | lanna | metal sheet, platelet; chain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | lanna | — |
| 6 | Latin | lāmina | a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer |
| 7 | Latin | laminam | accusative singular of lāmina |