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

  1. Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Ancestry of “madresilba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmadreselvahoneysuckle, woodbine
2Spanishselvaforest or jungle, wood, chiefly a rainforest
3Old Spanishselvaforest
4Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl-Every word from Latin silvaEvery word from Old Spanish selva
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