Where does “alambrada” come from?
alambrada (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alambrada, from Spanish alambrar, from Spanish alambre, from Spanish arambre, from Old Spanish aramne, from Latin aerāmen, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos — a metal, copper, bronze.
alambrada (Tagalog): wire netting
Definitions
- wire netting
Ancestry of “alambrada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alambrada | wire fence |
| 2 | Spanish | alambrar | to put a wire fence around |
| 3 | Spanish | alambre | wire; alambre |
| 4 | Spanish | arambre | Obsolete form of alambre |
| 5 | Old Spanish | aramne | bronze |
| 6 | Latin | aerāmen | copper |
| 7 | Latin | aes | money, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aos | bronze, copper |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ajos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éyos | a metal, copper, bronze |