Where does “mamasurahay” come from?
mamasurahay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mamasura, from Cebuano basura, from Spanish basura, from Old Spanish vassura, from Vulgar Latin versura, from Latin verrō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
mamasurahay (Cebuano): a waste picker
Definitions
- a waste picker
Ancestry of “mamasurahay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | mamasura | to salvage reusable or recyclable materials from trash |
| 2 | Cebuano | basura | garbage; useless or disposable material; waste... |
| 3 | Spanish | basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | vassura | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | versura | nominative feminine singular of versūrus;... |
| 6 | Latin | verrō | to scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |