Where does “mag-apura” come from?

mag-apura (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.

mag-apura (Tagalog): to hurry; to rush; to bustle

Definitions

  1. to hurry; to rush; to bustle

Ancestry of “mag-apura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
2Tagalogsibuyasonion
3Spanishcebollaonion
4Old Spanishcebollaonion
5Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
6Latincēpaonion
Every word from Latin cēpaEvery word from Tagalog mag-Every word from Late Latin cepulla