Where does “bisyesto” come from?
bisyesto (Tagalog) comes from Spanish bisiesto, from Old Spanish bissiesto, from Latin bisextus, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bisyesto (Tagalog): leap year
Ancestry of “bisyesto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | bisiesto | leap year |
| 2 | Old Spanish | bissiesto | — |
| 3 | Latin | bisextus | intercalary day |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |