Where does “szelídgesztenye” come from?
szelídgesztenye (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gesztenye, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
szelídgesztenye (Hungarian): sweet chestnut
Definitions
- sweet chestnut
Ancestry of “szelídgesztenye”, step by step
szelídgesztenye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gesztenye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gesztenye | chestnut |
| 2 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 3 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 4 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 5 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 6 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 7 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |
via Hungarian szelíd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szelíd | gentle, meek, empathic; tame |