Where does “Tabuthema” come from?
Tabuthema (German) comes from German tabu, from English taboo, from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian tapu, from Proto-Oceanic tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.
Tabuthema (German): taboo subject
Definitions
- taboo subject
Ancestry of “Tabuthema”, step by step
Tabuthema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tabu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tabu | taboo |
| 2 | English | taboo | An inhibition or ban that results from social... |
| 3 | Tongan | tapu | prohibited, sacred |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | tapu | taboo |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | tabu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
via German Thema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Thema | topic, subject, issue; theme |
| 2 | Latin | thema | theme, topic; the alignment of celestial bodies... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θέμα | That which is placed or laid down; Something... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |