Where does “református” come from?
református (Hungarian) comes from New Latin reformatus, from Latin reformo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
református (Hungarian): Calvinist; the Reformed church in general;...
Definitions
- Calvinist; the Reformed church in general;...
Ancestry of “református”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | reformatus | transformed, reformed, having been transformed |
| 2 | Latin | reformo | I transform, reshape, remold |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “református”