Where does “negyedfél” come from?

negyedfél (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian negyed, 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.

negyedfél (Hungarian): three and a half

Definitions

  1. three and a half

Ancestry of “negyedfél”, step by step

negyedfél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian negyed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannegyedquarter, fourth; district
2Hungariannégyfour
3Hungariandimenziósdimensional
4Hungariandimenziódimension
5Latindimensiomeasuring; measurement; dimension
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Hungarian fél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
2Proto-Uralicpidetall
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-