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Where does “tagabukid” come from?

tagabukid (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog bukid, from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa.

tagabukid (Cebuano): someone who is from the mountains; especially...

Definitions

  1. someone who is from the mountains; especially...

Ancestry of “tagabukid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbukidfield; the countryside; a rural area; one's...
2Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
3Tagalogsibuyasonion
4Spanishcebollaonion
5Old Spanishcebollaonion
6Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
7Latincēpa—
Every word from Latin cēpa →