Where does “szemétkupac” come from?
szemétkupac (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kupac, from Serbo-Croatian kúpac, from Serbo-Croatian kup, from English Cup, from Middle English cuppe, from Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
szemétkupac (Hungarian): garbage heap, a pile of debris
Definitions
- garbage heap, a pile of debris
Ancestry of “szemétkupac”, step by step
szemétkupac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kupac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kupac | small heap, pile |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kúpac | small pile |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | kup | cup; heap |
| 4 | English | Cup | A win of a championship that is awarded a cup; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | cuppe | cup |
| 6 | Old English | cuppe | cup |
| 7 | Late Latin | cuppa | drinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle |
| 8 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Hungarian szemét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szemét | sweepings, litter; garbage, rubbish, waste,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 3 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |