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Where does “bakasyon” come from?

bakasyon (Cebuano) comes from Spanish vacación, from Latin vacatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bakasyon (Cebuano): furlough, vacation; the period between school...

Definitions

  1. furlough, vacation; the period between school...

Ancestry of “bakasyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvacaciónvacation, holiday
2Latinvacatiofreedom, exemption, immunity; privilege
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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