Where does “táplálékláncok” come from?
táplálékláncok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tápláléklánc, 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.
Ancestry of “táplálékláncok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tápláléklánc | food chain |
| 2 | Hungarian | lánc | chain; fetter |
| 3 | Middle High German | lanne | chain |
| 4 | Old High German | lanna | metal sheet, platelet; chain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | lanna | — |
| 6 | Latin | lāmina | a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer |
| 7 | Latin | laminam | accusative singular of lāmina |