Where does “látszer” come from?

látszer (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

látszer (Hungarian): optical instrument including glasses, binoculars, etc

Definitions

  1. optical instrument including glasses, binoculars, etc

Ancestry of “látszer”, step by step

látszer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlátto see
2Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
3Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

via Hungarian szer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszertool, instrument; chemical, agent, substance;...
2Proto-Uralicśerɜrow, order; to join; to be linked / related to...

Words derived from “látszer”

Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →