Where does “laurinsavak” come from?
laurinsavak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian laurinsav, from English laurin, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “laurinsavak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | laurinsav | lauric acid, named systematically dodecanoic acid a saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)10COOH, occurring in coconut, palm and laurel oil; mostly used in making cosmetics and soaps |
| 2 | English | laurin | A white crystalline substance extracted from the... |
| 3 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 4 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 5 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |