Where does “véletlenség” come from?

véletlenség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian véletlen, from Hungarian vél — to opine, think, believe, guess.

véletlenség (Hungarian): chance

Definitions

  1. chance

Ancestry of “véletlenség”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvéletlenunintentional; random, fortuitous; Synonym of...
2Hungarianvélto opine, think, believe, guess
Every word from Hungarian vél →Every word from Hungarian véletlen →
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