Where does “maamo” come from?
maamo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog amo, from Spanish amo, from Spanish amá, from Spanish mamá, from French maman, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
maamo (Tagalog): tame; domesticated; affable; mild; meek
Definitions
- tame; domesticated; affable; mild; meek
Ancestry of “maamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | amo | master; employer; boss |
| 2 | Spanish | amo | master; owner, master, keeper |
| 3 | Spanish | amá | Aphetic form of mamá |
| 4 | Spanish | mamá | mum, mom; a term of affection for a woman |
| 5 | French | maman | mummy, mom, mum |
| 6 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |