Where does “atsoy” come from?
atsoy (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mutsatso, from Spanish muchacho, from Spanish mocho, from Latin mutilus, from Latin mutulus — projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...
atsoy (Cebuano): a houseboy
Ancestry of “atsoy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | mutsatso | A male employed to run errands; an errand boy, a... |
| 2 | Spanish | muchacho | boy, servant |
| 3 | Spanish | mocho | mutilated, incomplete; hornless; having a... |
| 4 | Latin | mutilus | mutilated |
| 5 | Latin | mutulus | projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of... |