Where does “tigpatanto” come from?

tigpatanto (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tig, from Cebuano tig- — Used to form agent nouns.

tigpatanto (Cebuano): a person who lends money and charges interest,...

Definitions

  1. a person who lends money and charges interest,...

Ancestry of “tigpatanto”, step by step

tigpatanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotiga gofer; a worker who runs errands
2Cebuanotig-Used to form agent nouns

via Cebuano patanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopatanto—
Every word from Cebuano tig- →Every word from Cebuano tig →