Where does “lépfene” come from?
lépfene (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fene, from Hungarian fen, from Hungarian fenn, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
lépfene (Hungarian): anthrax an acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by
Definitions
- anthrax an acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by
Ancestry of “lépfene”, step by step
lépfene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fene | damned, bloody, helluva; damn, hell; ulcer,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | fen | to sharpen, to whet, to hone; to rub, to smear;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | fenn | Alternative form of fent; above |
| 4 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 6 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |