Where does “reformátusok” come from?
reformátusok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian református, 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.
reformátusok (Hungarian): nominative plural of református
Definitions
- nominative plural of református
Ancestry of “reformátusok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | református | Calvinist; the Reformed church in general;... |
| 2 | New Latin | reformatus | transformed, reformed, having been transformed |
| 3 | Latin | reformo | I transform, reshape, remold |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |