Where does “szempont” come from?

szempont (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pont, from German Punkt, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

szempont (Hungarian): point of view, viewpoint, standpoint

Definitions

  1. point of view, viewpoint, standpoint

Ancestry of “szempont”, step by step

szempont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpontexactly, just, precisely; point; dot, full stop,...
2GermanPunktdot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,...
3Latinpūnctumpoint
4Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Hungarian szem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

Words derived from “szempont

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus