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Where does “nyomornegyed” come from?

nyomornegyed (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.

nyomornegyed (Hungarian): slum

Definitions

  1. slum

Ancestry of “nyomornegyed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannegyedquarter, fourth; district
2Hungariannégyfour
3Hungariandimenziósdimensional
4Hungariandimenziódimension
5Latindimensiomeasuring; measurement; dimension
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
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
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