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Where does “villámlik” come from?

villámlik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian villám, from Hungarian villa, from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

villámlik (Hungarian): to produce lightning; to flash

Definitions

  1. to produce lightning; to flash

Ancestry of “villámlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvillámlightning; first-person singular...
2Hungarianvillafork; villa
3Italianvillamansion; detached house, residence; country...
4Latinvīlla—
5Latinveterathe old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
6Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →