Where does “madrasta” come from?
madrasta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog madrastra, from Spanish madrastra, from Vulgar Latin matrastra, from Latin māter, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
madrasta (Tagalog): stepmother
Ancestry of “madrasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | madrastra | — |
| 2 | Spanish | madrastra | stepmother |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | matrastra | stepmother |
| 4 | Latin | māter | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |