Where does “láncszem” come from?

láncszem (Hungarian) comes 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.

láncszem (Hungarian): link

Definitions

  1. link

Ancestry of “láncszem”, step by step

láncszem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lánc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianláncchain; fetter
2Middle High Germanlannechain
3Old High Germanlannametal sheet, platelet; chain
4Vulgar Latinlanna—
5Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
6Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

via Hungarian szem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

Words derived from “láncszem”

Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →Every word from Vulgar Latin lanna →