Where does “villamosság” come from?
villamosság (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.
villamosság (Hungarian): electricity
Definitions
- electricity
Ancestry of “villamosság”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | villamos | electric, electrical; tram, streetcar |
| 2 | Hungarian | villám | lightning; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Hungarian | villa | fork; villa |
| 4 | Italian | villa | mansion; detached house, residence; country... |
| 5 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 6 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 7 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |