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Where does “kontrata” come from?

kontrata (Tagalog) comes from Spanish contrata, from Spanish contratar, from Latin contractāre.

kontrata (Tagalog): contract

Definitions

  1. contract

Ancestry of “kontrata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcontrata
2Spanishcontratarto contract, to take on; to hire
3Latincontractāre—
Every word from Latin contractāre →