Where does “zsenik” come from?

zsenik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zseni, from German Genie, from French génie, from Latin genius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

zsenik (Hungarian): nominative plural of zseni

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of zseni

Ancestry of “zsenik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsenigenius
2GermanGeniegenius; military engineers
3Frenchgéniegenie; genius
4Latingeniusthe deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Latin genius →Every word from French génie →
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