Where does “masszívabb” come from?
masszívabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian masszív, from German Massiv, from French massif, from Old French massiz, from Vulgar Latin *massīcius, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω — to knead, stroke.
Ancestry of “masszívabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | masszív | massive |
| 2 | German | Massiv | massif |
| 3 | French | massif | massif; massive |
| 4 | Old French | massiz | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *massīcius | — |
| 6 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |