Where does “Inglesera” come from?
Inglesera (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ingles, from Spanish inglés, from Old French angleis, from Old English Englisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Inglesera (Tagalog): female person who habitually speaks English especially in an mostly non-English-speaking community
Definitions
- female person who habitually speaks English especially in an mostly non-English-speaking community
Ancestry of “Inglesera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Ingles | Englishman; To speak in English, to translate... |
| 2 | Spanish | inglés | English; Englishman; The English language |
| 3 | Old French | angleis | — |
| 4 | Old English | Englisċ | of the Angles; of the Angles; English |
| 5 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |