Where does “zselék” come from?
zselék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zselé, from German Gelee, from French gelée, from Latin gelātus, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō — Derives nouns from roots.
zselék (Hungarian): nominative plural of zselé
Definitions
- nominative plural of zselé
Ancestry of “zselék”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zselé | jelly; gel |
| 2 | German | Gelee | jelly |
| 3 | French | gelée | frost; jelly; jelly-like substance |
| 4 | Latin | gelātus | frozen, congealed, having been frozen |
| 5 | French | gélatine | gelatine |
| 6 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 7 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 8 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |