Where does “magbili” come from?
magbili (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa.
magbili (Tagalog): to sell; to offer for sale
Definitions
- to sell; to offer for sale
Ancestry of “magbili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | mag- | actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to... |
| 2 | Tagalog | sibuyas | onion |
| 3 | Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 4 | Old Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 5 | Late Latin | cepulla | onion-bed, onion-field; small onion |
| 6 | Latin | cēpa | — |