Where does “malditoha” come from?
malditoha (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano maldito, from Spanish maldito, from Latin maledictus, from Latin maledīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “malditoha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | maldito | mean, cruel; mischievous; having an attitude |
| 2 | Spanish | maldito | cursed; damned; damn |
| 3 | Latin | maledictus | slandered; cursed |
| 4 | Latin | maledīcō | to slander, speak ill of |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |