Where does “zsoltárkönyv” come from?
zsoltárkönyv (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsoltár, from Middle High German salter, from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον, from Ancient Greek ψάλλω, from Ancient Greek ψάω — to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...
zsoltárkönyv (Hungarian): psalmody
Definitions
- psalmody
Ancestry of “zsoltárkönyv”, step by step
zsoltárkönyv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian zsoltár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zsoltár | psalm; psalmody |
| 2 | Middle High German | salter | psalm |
| 3 | Latin | psalterium | lute or psaltery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψαλτήριον | stringed instrument, harp |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ψάλλω | to twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ψάω | to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to... |
via Hungarian könyv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | könyv | book |