Where does “papasilon” come from?
papasilon (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central papasil, from Bikol Central pasil, from Spanish fácil, from Portuguese fácil, from Latin facilis, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
Ancestry of “papasilon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | papasil | — |
| 2 | Bikol Central | pasil | — |
| 3 | Spanish | fácil | easy, facile, simple; easy-to-use, user-friendly;... |
| 4 | Portuguese | fácil | easy |
| 5 | Latin | facilis | that may or can be done or made; easy, facile |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |