Where does “nukleáris fegyver” come from?
nukleáris fegyver (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nukleáris, from English nuclear, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nukleáris fegyver (Hungarian): nuclear weapon
Definitions
- nuclear weapon
Ancestry of “nukleáris fegyver”, step by step
nukleáris fegyver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian nukleáris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nukleáris | nuclear |
| 2 | English | nuclear | Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom; Involving... |
| 3 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 4 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Hungarian fegyver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fegyver | weapon |