Where does “rovarcsípés” come from?

rovarcsípés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csípés, from Hungarian csíp, from English Chip, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

rovarcsípés (Hungarian): insect bite

Definitions

  1. insect bite

Ancestry of “rovarcsípés”, step by step

rovarcsípés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian csípés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsípéspitch, nip; sting, bite
2Hungariancsípto pinch
3EnglishChipA diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles
4Middle Englishchipfragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment
5Old Englishċippchip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...
6Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
7Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

via Hungarian rovar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrovarinsect
2Hungarianrovátkolt

Words derived from “rovarcsípés

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-Every word from Proto-Germanic kipp-Every word from Old English ċippian
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