Where does “szökési sebesség” come from?
szökési sebesség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sebesség, from Hungarian sebes, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus.
szökési sebesség (Hungarian): escape velocity the minimum velocity needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body
Definitions
- escape velocity the minimum velocity needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body
Ancestry of “szökési sebesség”, step by step
szökési sebesség traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sebesség
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sebesség | speed, velocity; gear |
| 2 | Hungarian | sebes | wounded; fast, quick |
| 3 | Hungarian | seb | wound |
| 4 | English | Sebastian | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 8 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |