Where does “zöldellőbb” come from?
zöldellőbb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zöldellő, from Hungarian zöldell, from Hungarian -ell, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
Ancestry of “zöldellőbb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zöldellő | present participle of zöldell; verdant, verdurous |
| 2 | Hungarian | zöldell | to green |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ell | Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 5 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 6 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |