Where does “ispat” come from?
ispat (Cebuano) comes from English spotlight, from English spot, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ispat (Cebuano): a flashlight; a battery-powered hand-held...
Definitions
- a flashlight; a battery-powered hand-held...
Ancestry of “ispat”, step by step
ispat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spotlight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spotlight | A bright, directional light or lamp, especially... |
| 2 | English | spot | A round or irregular patch on the surface of a... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |