Where does “zselé” come from?
zselé (Hungarian) comes from German Gelee, from French gelée, from Latin gelātus, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō, from Latin -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
zselé (Hungarian): jelly; gel
Definitions
- jelly; gel
Ancestry of “zselé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gelee | jelly |
| 2 | French | gelée | frost; jelly; jelly-like substance |
| 3 | Latin | gelātus | frozen, congealed, having been frozen |
| 4 | French | gélatine | gelatine |
| 5 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 6 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 7 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |