Where does “trapézcsontok” come from?
trapézcsontok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian trapézcsont, from German Trapez, from French trapèze, from Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “trapézcsontok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | trapézcsont | trapezium bone, trapezium, greater multangular a bone of the carpus at the base of the thumb |
| 2 | German | Trapez | trapeze, trapezium (gymnastics, sailing) |
| 3 | French | trapèze | trapeze; trapezium; trapezium, trapezium bone |
| 4 | Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |