Where does “mambo” come from?
mambo (Swedish) comes from Swedish sambo, from Swedish -bo, from Old Swedish -boe, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona — to build; to arrange, to put together.
mambo (Swedish): mambo; a type of Latin American dance; a person...
Definitions
- mambo; a type of Latin American dance; a person...
Ancestry of “mambo”, step by step
mambo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sambo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sambo | partner with whom one lives, usually not in a... |
| 2 | Swedish | -bo | Used to form the names of residents or... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -boe | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 5 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 6 | Malay | buah | fruit |
| 7 | Malay | nona | miss, lady (young unmarried woman) |
| 8 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 11 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 12 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 13 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Swedish mamma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mamma | mom, mum, mother |
via Haitian Creole mambo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | mambo | voodoo priestess |