Where does “szemantika” come from?
szemantika (Hungarian) comes from German Semantik, from Dutch semantiek, from French sémantique, from Ancient Greek σημαντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
szemantika (Hungarian): semantics
Definitions
- semantics
Ancestry of “szemantika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Semantik | semantics |
| 2 | Dutch | semantiek | semantics |
| 3 | French | sémantique | semantic; semantics |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σημαντικός | significant, giving signs |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |