Where does “szigetcsoport” come from?
szigetcsoport (Hungarian) comes from German Inselgruppe, from German gruppe, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
szigetcsoport (Hungarian): archipelago group of islands
Definitions
- archipelago group of islands
Ancestry of “szigetcsoport”, step by step
szigetcsoport traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Inselgruppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Inselgruppe | group of islands |
| 2 | German | gruppe | group |
| 3 | French | groupe | group |
| 4 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 6 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Hungarian sziget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sziget | island |
| 2 | Hungarian | szeg | to hem, to fringe; to cut; to break |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | seŋkɜ | wedge |
via Hungarian csoport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csoport | group |