Where does “mellékpajzsmirigyek” come from?
mellékpajzsmirigyek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mellékpajzsmirigy, from Hungarian pajzsmirigy, from Hungarian pajzs, from Italian pavese, from Italian Pavia, from Latin Papia, from Portuguese papear, from Portuguese papo — I eat, eat pap.
Ancestry of “mellékpajzsmirigyek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mellékpajzsmirigy | parathyroid gland any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone |
| 2 | Hungarian | pajzsmirigy | thyroid gland, thyroid |
| 3 | Hungarian | pajzs | shield |
| 4 | Italian | pavese | Native or inhabitant of Pavia; Of or pertaining... |
| 5 | Italian | Pavia | — |
| 6 | Latin | Papia | — |
| 7 | Portuguese | papear | to chat, to chatter, to babble |
| 8 | Portuguese | papo | crop; stomach; goitre |
| 9 | Portuguese | papar | to eat |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | papar | — |
| 11 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |