Where does “vadgesztenye” come from?
vadgesztenye (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gesztenye, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
vadgesztenye (Hungarian): horse chestnut any of several tree species of genus
Definitions
- horse chestnut any of several tree species of genus
Ancestry of “vadgesztenye”, step by step
vadgesztenye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gesztenye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gesztenye | chestnut |
| 2 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 3 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 4 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 5 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 6 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 7 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |