Where does “Patacsil” come from?
Patacsil (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pataksil, from Tagalog taksil, from Malay taksir, from Dutch taxeren, from French taxer, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to see, to look, to observe.
Ancestry of “Patacsil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pataksil | treacherous |
| 2 | Tagalog | taksil | traitor; treacherous |
| 3 | Malay | taksir | negligence; carelessness |
| 4 | Dutch | taxeren | to evaluate, appraise |
| 5 | French | taxer | to tax, to impose a tax on |
| 6 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |