Where does “törte” come from?

törte (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tör, from Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ — corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass.

törte (Hungarian): third-person singular indicative past definite of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular indicative past definite of...

Ancestry of “törte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantörto break; to strive for something
2Latinthōraxchest, thorax
3Ancient Greekθώραξcorselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass
Every word from Ancient Greek θώραξ →Every word from Latin thōrax →Every word from Hungarian tör →