Where does “gasolinahan” come from?
gasolinahan (Cebuano) comes from Spanish gasolinera, from Spanish gasolina, from English gasoline, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
gasolinahan (Cebuano): a gas station
Definitions
- a gas station
Ancestry of “gasolinahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gasolinera | petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station |
| 2 | Spanish | gasolina | petrol, gasoline |
| 3 | English | gasoline | A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |