Where does “lista” come from?

lista (Chavacano) comes from Spanish lista, from Vulgar Latin *lista, from Proto-West Germanic *līstā — edge, hem, border.

lista (Chavacano): list

Definitions

  1. list

Ancestry of “lista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlistalist, roll; stripe; roster
2Vulgar Latin*lista—
3Proto-West Germanic*līstāedge, hem, border
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *līstā →