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Where does “zsoltárosok” come from?

zsoltárosok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsoltáros, 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...

zsoltárosok (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsoltáros

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of zsoltáros

Ancestry of “zsoltárosok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsoltárospsalmodic; psalmist
2Hungarianzsoltárpsalm; psalmody
3Middle High Germansalterpsalm
4Latinpsalteriumlute or psaltery
5Ancient Greekψαλτήριονstringed instrument, harp
6Ancient Greekψάλλωto twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,...
7Ancient Greekψάωto touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...
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