Where does “tőzegáfonyák” come from?
tőzegáfonyák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tőzegáfonya, from Hungarian áfonya, from English Romanian, from English Romania, from Romanian România, from Romanian român, from French roman, from Old French romanz — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “tőzegáfonyák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tőzegáfonya | cranberry |
| 2 | Hungarian | áfonya | "Vaccinium", a genus of shrubs in the plant... |
| 3 | English | Romanian | Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people,... |
| 4 | English | Romania | The Latin or Romance-speaking areas of Europe, collectively |
| 5 | Romanian | România | — |
| 6 | Romanian | român | Romanian; Romanian man |
| 7 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 8 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 9 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 10 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |