Where does “reguláris kifejezés” come from?

reguláris kifejezés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kifejezés, from Hungarian kifejez, from Hungarian fejez, from Hungarian -ez, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

reguláris kifejezés (Hungarian): regular expression

Definitions

  1. regular expression

Ancestry of “reguláris kifejezés”, step by step

reguláris kifejezés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kifejezés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankifejezésexpression, phrase, term, idiom; expression
2Hungariankifejezto express (to convey meaning), to state
3Hungarianfejezto behead
4Hungarian-ezAppended to a noun to form a verb
5Hungarian-é-
6Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
7Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian reguláris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianregulárisregular
2Latinrēgulārisductile (able to be formed into a bar)
3Latinrēgularule, bar
4Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -dEvery word from Hungarian -ez