Where does “mag-” come from?
mag- (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.
mag- (Tagalog): actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
Definitions
- actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
Ancestry of “mag-”, step by step
mag- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog sibuyas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sibuyas | onion |
| 2 | Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 4 | Late Latin | cepulla | onion-bed, onion-field; small onion |
| 5 | Latin | cēpa | onion |
via Proto-Austronesian *maʀ-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *maʀ- | — |