Etymograph

English

Hungary

Hungary comes from Latin Ungari ‘Hungarians’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEUngari‘Hungarians’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Hungaria
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150Hungerie
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Hungary
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2017same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEUngari‘Hungarians’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Hungaria
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150Hungerie
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Hungary
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2017same form

Earliest quotation: 2017, Eliza Mackintosh, No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission : “Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate…”

Today it means

name A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Ungari / Hungary