foktól

Foktól is a term used in theoretical Hungarian linguistics and language pedagogy as a didactic example of how postpositional suffixes convey origin. It is formed from fok (degree, level) plus -tól (from). The word is not part of standard contemporary Hungarian lexicon; its appearance is typically found in textbooks, grammars, and language-technology demonstrations to illustrate affixation rules, phonology, and syntax.

In such contexts, foktól is used to discuss how the suffix -tól behaves after a stem ending in a consonant, including assimilation of the initial consonant, and how the meaning relates to source or origin from a scale or level. Example: "A foktól számított hőmérsékletet használják." This sentence is an artificial demonstration, not common usage. Variants include from time (időtől), from distance (távolságtól), illustrating the parallelism of the Hungarian postpositional system. See also: -tól suffix; Hungarian grammar; postpositions.