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Where does “négyszer” come from?

négyszer (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian négy, from Hungarian dimenziós, from Hungarian dimenzió, from Latin dimensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

négyszer (Hungarian): four times; on four occasions

Definitions

  1. four times; on four occasions

Ancestry of “négyszer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannégyfour
2Hungariandimenziósdimensional
3Hungariandimenziódimension
4Latindimensiomeasuring; measurement; dimension
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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