Where does “bisteksilog” come from?
bisteksilog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bistek, from Spanish bistec, from English beefsteak, from English beef, from Middle English bef, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς — army.
bisteksilog (Tagalog): bisteksilog
Definitions
- bisteksilog
Ancestry of “bisteksilog”, step by step
bisteksilog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bistek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bistek | beefsteak; especially Bistek Tagalog |
| 2 | Spanish | bistec | steak, beefsteak |
| 3 | English | beefsteak | steak cut from beef cattle; Ellipsis of beefsteak... |
| 4 | English | beef | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | bef | beef; cow flesh or meat; A bovine or its carcass |
| 6 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 7 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 9 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |