Where does “abaro” come from?

abaro (Tagalog) comes from Spanish avaro, from Latin avārus, from Latin aveō — to desire, wish or long for, crave, be eager.

abaro (Tagalog): greedy

Definitions

  1. greedy

Ancestry of “abaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishavaromean, stingy, miserly; avaricious, greedy; miser
2Latinavāruscovetous, greedy, avaricious
3Latinaveōto desire, wish or long for, crave, be eager
Every word from Latin aveō →Every word from Latin avārus →Every word from Spanish avaro →