Where does “szóláncok” come from?
szóláncok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szólánc, from Hungarian lánc, from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.
Ancestry of “szóláncok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szólánc | word chain a word game in which players come up with words that begin with the letter or letters that the previous word ended with |
| 2 | Hungarian | lánc | chain; fetter |
| 3 | Middle High German | lanne | chain |
| 4 | Old High German | lanna | metal sheet, platelet; chain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | lanna | — |
| 6 | Latin | lāmina | a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer |
| 7 | Latin | laminam | accusative singular of lāmina |