Where does “szalvétagyűrű” come from?
szalvétagyűrű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szalvéta, from Italian salvietta, from French serviette, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
szalvétagyűrű (Hungarian): napkin ring a ring for holding napkins along with cutlery
Definitions
- napkin ring a ring for holding napkins along with cutlery
Ancestry of “szalvétagyűrű”, step by step
szalvétagyűrű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szalvéta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szalvéta | napkin, serviette |
| 2 | Italian | salvietta | serviette, napkin |
| 3 | French | serviette | towel; napkin; briefcase |
| 4 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 5 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 6 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 7 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 8 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 9 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |