Where does “nakabentaha” come from?
nakabentaha (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bentaha, from Spanish ventaja, from French avantage, from Old French avantage, from Old French avant, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
nakabentaha (Cebuano): To have the advantage, to have the upper hand; To...
Definitions
- To have the advantage, to have the upper hand; To...
Ancestry of “nakabentaha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | bentaha | advantage, upper hand |
| 2 | Spanish | ventaja | advantage, upper hand, edge; benefit; head start |
| 3 | French | avantage | advantage |
| 4 | Old French | avantage | advantage; profit; gain |
| 5 | Old French | avant | beforehand; earlier |
| 6 | Latin | ab ante | — |
| 7 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |