Where does “offenzívák” come from?
offenzívák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian offenzíva, from German offensive, from French offensive, from French offense, from Latin offēnsā, from Latin offenso, from Latin offendō, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
offenzívák (Hungarian): nominative plural of offenzíva
Definitions
- nominative plural of offenzíva
Ancestry of “offenzívák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | offenzíva | offensive |
| 2 | German | offensive | offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack) |
| 3 | French | offensive | feminine singular of offensif; An offensive |
| 4 | French | offense | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | offēnsā | offense, violation of law |
| 6 | Latin | offenso | I strike or dash against; I falter, stumble over... |
| 7 | Latin | offendō | to hit, thrust, strike against something |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |