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Where does “szerzetes” come from?

szerzetes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szerzet, from Hungarian szerez, from Hungarian -ez, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

szerzetes (Hungarian): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “szerzetes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszerzetreligious order, confraternity; guy, figure
2Hungarianszerezto obtain, get, acquire; to compose
3Hungarian-ezAppended to a noun to form a verb
4Hungarian-é-—
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “szerzetes”

  • szerzetesi
  • szerzetesrend
  • szerzetesek
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