Where does “tápláléklánc” come from?
tápláléklánc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lánc, from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.
tápláléklánc (Hungarian): food chain
Definitions
- food chain
Ancestry of “tápláléklánc”, step by step
tápláléklánc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian lánc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | lánc | chain; fetter |
| 2 | Middle High German | lanne | chain |
| 3 | Old High German | lanna | metal sheet, platelet; chain |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | lanna | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāmina | a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer |
| 6 | Latin | laminam | accusative singular of lāmina |
via Hungarian táplálék
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | táplálék | food, nourishment |
| 2 | Hungarian | táplál | to nourish |
| 3 | Hungarian | -lál | Added to a noun to create a verb indicating... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |