Where does “szépirodalom” come from?
szépirodalom (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian irodalom, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu — fat, milk.
szépirodalom (Hungarian): belles-lettres
Definitions
- belles-lettres
Ancestry of “szépirodalom”, step by step
szépirodalom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian irodalom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | irodalom | literature |
| 2 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 3 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 4 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 5 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 6 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 7 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 8 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 9 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via Hungarian szép
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szép | beautiful; great-great-great-grand- |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śeppä | skilled |
via German schöne Literatur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schöne Literatur | — |