Where does “a-nuwebe” come from?
a-nuwebe (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog nuwebe, from Spanish nueve, from Old Spanish nuef, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.
a-nuwebe (Tagalog): ninth day of the month
Definitions
- ninth day of the month
Ancestry of “a-nuwebe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | nuwebe | nine |
| 2 | Spanish | nueve | nine; The digit or figure 9 |
| 3 | Old Spanish | nuef | — |
| 4 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |