effektustól

Effektustól is a Hungarian term used mainly in linguistic and theoretical texts to denote origin or starting point from an effect. The expression is formed from effektus, a loanword from Latin effectus meaning “effect,” combined with the postpositional suffix -tól, which marks “from” or “starting at.” In Hungarian, such postpositional phrases indicate source or reference points, so effektustól signals that a discussion, result, or process is anchored in or derived from a specific effect.

Etymology and form: The noun effektus supplies the core meaning “effect,” while -tól provides the spatial or causal starting point. The construction may appear in adjectival or adverbial phrases, and can be expanded with particles like függően or függetlenül to specify dependency or independence relative to the effect.

Usage: Effektustól is primarily found in specialized, academic writing—philosophy, semantics, methodology discussions, or theoretical analyses—rather than in ordinary conversation. It can appear in compounds such as effektustól függően (depending on the effect) or effektustól függő (effect-dependent). The term is not widely standardized and may be unfamiliar to general readers, so it is often introduced with clarifying definitions in scholarly works.

Examples:

- A mérési eredmények effektustól függenek. (The measurement results depend on the effect.)

- A konklúzió effektustól függően változik. (The conclusion changes depending on the effect.)

See also: effektus, hatás, függőség, függően, függetlenül.