Where does “rózsafüzér” come from?
rózsafüzér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian füzér, from Hungarian -ér, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
rózsafüzér (Hungarian): rosary
Definitions
- rosary
Ancestry of “rózsafüzér”, step by step
rózsafüzér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian füzér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | füzér | garland, string |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ér | Added to a verb to form a noun indicating the... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Hungarian rózsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rózsa | rose |
| 2 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |