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Where does “tsoy” come from?

tsoy (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tisoy, from Cebuano mestiso, from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.

tsoy (Cebuano): a term of address for a young man; a friend or...

Definitions

  1. a term of address for a young man; a friend or...

Ancestry of “tsoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotisoybiracial, multiracial, mixed race
2Cebuanomestisobiracial, multiracial, mixed race
3SpanishmestizoOf mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage;...
4Late Latinmixticiusof mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;...
5Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
6Latinmiscēre—
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