Where does “piramisjáték” come from?

piramisjáték (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian piramis, from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πυραμίς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

piramisjáték (Hungarian): pyramid scheme

Definitions

  1. pyramid scheme

Ancestry of “piramisjáték”, step by step

piramisjáték traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian piramis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpiramispyramid
2Latinpȳramisa pyramid
3Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
4Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

via Hungarian játék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjátéktoy; game
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek πυραμίςEvery word from Latin pȳramis
piramisjáték — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer