Where does “légtornász” come from?
légtornász (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tornász, from Hungarian torna, from Latin tornamentum, from Old French tornoiement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
légtornász (Hungarian): aerialist
Definitions
- aerialist
Ancestry of “légtornász”, step by step
légtornász traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tornász
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tornász | gymnast |
| 2 | Hungarian | torna | gymnastics, physical exercise; tournament |
| 3 | Latin | tornamentum | — |
| 4 | Old French | tornoiement | tournament; an event composed of a series... |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |