Where does “mizantrópok” come from?
mizantrópok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mizantróp, from German Misanthrop, from English misanthrope, from Ancient Greek μισέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “mizantrópok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mizantróp | misanthropic hating or disliking mankind |
| 2 | German | Misanthrop | misanthrope male or of unspecified gender |
| 3 | English | misanthrope | One who hates all mankind; one who hates the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μισέω | I hate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |