Where does “masetasan” come from?
masetasan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano masetas, from Spanish macetas, from Spanish maceta, from Italian mazzetto, from Italian mazzo, from Italian mazza, from Vulgar Latin mattea, from Latin mateola — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
masetasan (Cebuano): a flowerpot
Definitions
- a flowerpot
Ancestry of “masetasan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | masetas | a plant or plants; especially potted ones |
| 2 | Spanish | macetas | plural of maceta |
| 3 | Spanish | maceta | flowerpot |
| 4 | Italian | mazzetto | posy, nosegay, tussie-mussie |
| 5 | Italian | mazzo | bunch; pack, deck; bottom, buttock |
| 6 | Italian | mazza | baton; club; mace |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | mattea | A dainty dish, a delicacy |
| 8 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 9 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |