Where does “madresilba” come from?
madresilba (Tagalog) comes from Spanish madreselva, from Spanish selva, from Old Spanish selva, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
madresilba (Tagalog): Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Definitions
- Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Ancestry of “madresilba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | madreselva | honeysuckle, woodbine |
| 2 | Spanish | selva | forest or jungle, wood, chiefly a rainforest |
| 3 | Old Spanish | selva | forest |
| 4 | Latin | silva | wood, forest; orchard, grove |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |