Where does “kapiraso” come from?
kapiraso (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog piraso, from Spanish pedazo, from Old Spanish pedaço, from Vulgar Latin pitaccium, from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.
kapiraso (Tagalog): piece
Definitions
- piece
Ancestry of “kapiraso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | piraso | piece; fragment; portion |
| 2 | Spanish | pedazo | piece, chunk, hunk, bit, bite; patch; scrap |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pedaço | piece, fragment |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pitaccium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πιττάκιον | writing tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πιττά | pitch, tar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |