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Where does “berdugo” come from?

berdugo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish verdugo, from Latin virducu-, from Latin virde, from Latin viridem — accusative masculine singular of viridis;...

berdugo (Tagalog): hangman; executioner

Definitions

  1. hangman; executioner

Ancestry of “berdugo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishverdugoexecutioner, hangman; tyrant; puntilla
2Latinvirducu-—
3Latinvirde—
4Latinviridemaccusative masculine singular of viridis;...
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