Where does “trágyaszóró” come from?
trágyaszóró (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian trágya, from Medieval Latin tragea, from Latin tragema, from Ancient Greek τρώγω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
trágyaszóró (Hungarian): manure spreader an agricultural machine used to distribute manure over a field as a fertilizer
Definitions
- manure spreader an agricultural machine used to distribute manure over a field as a fertilizer
Ancestry of “trágyaszóró”, step by step
trágyaszóró traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian trágya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | trágya | dung, manure |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tragea | seasoning |
| 3 | Latin | tragema | sweetmeat, dessert, confectionery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Hungarian szóró
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szóró | present participle of szór; sprayer, caster,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | szór | to sprinkle, scatter |
| 3 | Turkic | unknown Turkic word | — |