Where does “maanta” come from?
maanta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anta, from Spanish anta, from Spanish ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
maanta (Tagalog): rancid
Definitions
- rancid
Ancestry of “maanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | anta | rancidity; rancid odor |
| 2 | Spanish | anta | female equivalent of ante; moose, elk; tapir |
| 3 | Spanish | ante | in front of, before; against, compared to; elk |
| 4 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |