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Where does “villamosok” come from?

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

villamosok (Hungarian): nominative plural of villamos

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of villamos

Ancestry of “villamosok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvillamoselectric, electrical; tram, streetcar
2Hungarianvillámlightning; first-person singular...
3Hungarianvillafork; villa
4Italianvillamansion; detached house, residence; country...
5Latinvīlla—
6Latinveterathe old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
7Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus—
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →