Where does “négyzetkilométer” come from?
négyzetkilométer (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian négyzet, from Hungarian négy, from Hungarian dimenziós, from Hungarian dimenzió, from Latin dimensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
négyzetkilométer (Hungarian): square kilometer
Ancestry of “négyzetkilométer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | négyzet | square |
| 2 | Hungarian | négy | four |
| 3 | Hungarian | dimenziós | dimensional |
| 4 | Hungarian | dimenzió | dimension |
| 5 | Latin | dimensio | measuring; measurement; dimension |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |