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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

  1. nominative plural of offenzíva

Ancestry of “offenzívák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianoffenzívaoffensive
2Germanoffensive
3Frenchoffensivefeminine singular of offensif; An offensive
4Frenchoffensefirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Latinoffēnsā—
6LatinoffensoI strike or dash against; I falter, stumble over...
7Latinoffendō—
8Latinob-towards; against
9Latinobolusobolus
10Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
11Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
12Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
14Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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