Where does “lakcím” come from?
lakcím (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cím, from Hungarian címer, from English cimier, from French cime, from French cimetière, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimiterium, from Late Latin coemeterium — to be lying down; to settle.
lakcím (Hungarian): postal address
Definitions
- postal address
Ancestry of “lakcím”, step by step
lakcím traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian cím
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cím | address; title |
| 2 | Hungarian | címer | coat of arms |
| 3 | English | cimier | The crest of a helmet |
| 4 | French | cime | peak, summit; top |
| 5 | French | cimetière | cemetery, graveyard |
| 6 | Old French | cimitiere | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | cimiterium | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | coemeterium | cemetery, churchyard, burial ground |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κοιμητήριον | sleeping chamber |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κοιμάω | put to sleep, lull; to sleep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |