latinból

latinból is a Hungarian grammatical form used to indicate that something originates from Latin. It is formed from the noun latin (the Latin language) together with the postpositional suffix -ból, which marks source or origin. In Hungarian, -ból is used to express “from” in relation to the root it attaches to, often in the context of etymology or language history.

The expression is common in linguistic, philological, and dictionary work, where it helps specify the source of a word, phrase, or linguistic feature. For example, a sentence such as “A szó latinból származik” means “The word comes from Latin.” It can also appear in phrases describing the provenance of terms or ideas, e.g., “latinból származó kifejezés” (a Latin-derived expression).

Origins and usage context: The term latinból reflects a standard Hungarian method for marking linguistic derivation, aligning with other origin expressions like angolból (from English) or görögből (from Greek). It is primarily used in formal writing, linguistic descriptions, etymology notes, and educational texts to indicate the Latin source of a term or concept. While the root latin refers specifically to the Latin language, latinból serves as a general mechanism to attribute etymology in Hungarian, rather than to describe contemporary Latin loanwords alone.

See also: etymology, Hungarian grammar, language origin markers, -ból/-ből suffix.