Where does “szemantikai” come from?
szemantikai (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemantika, 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.
szemantikai (Hungarian): semantical, semantic
Ancestry of “szemantikai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | szemantika | semantics |
| 2 | German | Semantik | semantics |
| 3 | Dutch | semantiek | — |
| 4 | French | sémantique | semantic; semantics |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σημαντικός | significant, giving signs |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |