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Where does “torták” come from?

torták (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian torta, from Italian torta, from Late Latin torta, from Latin torta panis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

torták (Hungarian): nominative plural of torta

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of torta

Ancestry of “torták”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantortatorte, cake, gateau
2Italiantortapie, tart, cake or similar; roundel; The act of...
3Late Latintorta—
4Latintorta panistwisted bread
5Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →