Where does “párbeszédjel” come from?
párbeszédjel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian párbeszéd, from Hungarian pár, from German paar, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
párbeszédjel (Hungarian): dash a typographic symbol - an en dash in Hungarian orthography - to record a conversation in writing; several sentences can follow a single symbol as long as they are spoken by the same speaker
Definitions
- dash a typographic symbol - an en dash in Hungarian orthography - to record a conversation in writing; several sentences can follow a single symbol as long as they are spoken by the same speaker
Ancestry of “párbeszédjel”, step by step
párbeszédjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian párbeszéd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | párbeszéd | conversation, dialogue |
| 2 | Hungarian | pár | pair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a... |
| 3 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 4 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 5 | Old High German | par | — |
| 6 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |