Where does “katerba” come from?

katerba (Tagalog) comes from Spanish caterva, from Latin caterva, from Proto-Italic *katerwā — company, band of people.

katerba (Tagalog): multitude; throng of people or things

Definitions

  1. multitude; throng of people or things

Ancestry of “katerba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcatervacrowd, multitude
2Latincatervaa crowd, a band, a troop; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*katerwācompany, band of people

Words derived from “katerba”

Every word from Proto-Italic *katerwā →Every word from Latin caterva →Every word from Spanish caterva →
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