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