Where does “rákkeltő” come from?
rákkeltő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian keltő, from Hungarian kelt, from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
rákkeltő (Hungarian): carcinogenic
Ancestry of “rákkeltő”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | keltő | present participle of kelt; arousing, stimulating |
| 2 | Hungarian | kelt | to wake up; to revive, to resuscitate; to arouse,... |
| 3 | Hungarian | kel | to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,... |
| 4 | Bavarian | Keel | Savoy cabbage |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |