Where does “istorbo” come from?
istorbo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish estorbo, from Spanish estorbar, from Old Spanish estorvar, from Spanish destorvar, from Latin disturbo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
istorbo (Tagalog): nuisance
Ancestry of “istorbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | estorbo | obstacle; nuisance; impediment |
| 2 | Spanish | estorbar | to obstruct, hinder, impede; to bother, annoy; to... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | estorvar | — |
| 4 | Spanish | destorvar | bother; disturb |
| 5 | Latin | disturbo | I disturb; I demolish, destroy |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |