Where does “listahan” come from?

listahan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano lista, from Spanish lista, from Vulgar Latin *lista, from Proto-West Germanic *līstā — edge, hem, border.

listahan (Cebuano): A list

Definitions

  1. A list

Ancestry of “listahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolistaa list; to list; to make a list
2Spanishlistalist, roll; stripe; roster
3Vulgar Latin*lista—
4Proto-West Germanic*līstāedge, hem, border

Words derived from “listahan”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *līstā →Every word from Vulgar Latin *lista →Every word from Spanish lista →