Where does “tigpilo” come from?

tigpilo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pilo, from Cebuano Teofilo, from Spanish Teófilo — Theophilus.

tigpilo (Cebuano): multiplicand; the number that multiples the multiplier

Definitions

  1. multiplicand; the number that multiples the multiplier

Ancestry of “tigpilo”, step by step

tigpilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano pilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopiloto multiply
2CebuanoTeofiloa female given name
3SpanishTeófiloTheophilus

via Cebuano tig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotiga gofer; a worker who runs errands
2Cebuanotig-Used to form agent nouns
Every word from Spanish Teófilo →Every word from Cebuano Teofilo →Every word from Cebuano pilo →