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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

  1. nominative plural of zselé

Ancestry of “zselék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzseléjelly; gel
2GermanGeleejelly
3Frenchgeléefrost; jelly; jelly-like substance
4Latingelātus—
5Frenchgélatinegelatine
6Italiangelatinagelatin
7ItaliangelareTo freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be...
8Latingelō—
9Latin-ō—
10Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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