Where does “legelőkelőbb” come from?
legelőkelőbb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian előkelőbb, from Hungarian előkelő, from Hungarian elöl, from Hungarian kelő, from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός.
Ancestry of “legelőkelőbb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | előkelőbb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | előkelő | distinguished, illustrious, aristocratic;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | elöl | in front, in/at the front |
| 4 | Hungarian | kelő | present participle of kel; riser; rising |
| 5 | Hungarian | kel | to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,... |
| 6 | Bavarian | Keel | Savoy cabbage |
| 7 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |