Where does “Târgu Lăpuș” come from?
Târgu Lăpuș (Romanian) comes from Romanian Lăpuș, from Hungarian lapos, from Hungarian -ös, from Hungarian -ő — -ing. Added to a verb to form the present...
Ancestry of “Târgu Lăpuș”, step by step
Târgu Lăpuș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Lăpuș
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Lăpuș | heartleaf oxeye (Telekia speciosa) |
| 2 | Hungarian | lapos | flat; consisting of so many pages |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ös | Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ő | -ing. Added to a verb to form the present... |
via Romanian târg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | târg | market; market town; fair |