Where does “Asuncion” come from?

Asuncion (Tagalog) comes from Spanish asunción, from Latin assumptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Asuncion (Tagalog): the 81st most common in the Philippines

Definitions

  1. the 81st most common in the Philippines

Ancestry of “Asuncion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasunciónthe Assumption; assumption, succession to the...
2Latinassumptiotaking, receiving, assumption; adoption
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-