Where does “mag-abdika” come from?

mag-abdika (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog abdika, from Spanish abdicar, from Latin abdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mag-abdika (Tagalog): to abdicate

Definitions

  1. to abdicate

Ancestry of “mag-abdika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogabdikaact of abdication
2Spanishabdicarto abdicate, relinquish
3Latinabdicōto be against, disapprove of, reject, refuse, deny, forbid, disallow, condemn
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-