Where does “batas republika” come from?

batas republika (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog republika, from Spanish república, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

batas republika (Tagalog): republic act

Definitions

republic act

Ancestry of “batas republika”, step by step

batas republika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog republika

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	republika	republic
2	Spanish	república	republic
3	Latin	rēspublica	a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
4	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
5	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
6	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
7	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
8	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
10	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
12	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
13	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14	Latin	calceus	shoe
15	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
16	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Tagalog batas

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	batas	law
2	Cebuano	batas	to cut down and harvest a bamboo culm

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →