Where does “magbukid” come from?

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

magbukid (Tagalog): to work in a farm; to be a farmer

Definitions

  1. to work in a farm; to be a farmer

Ancestry of “magbukid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbukidfield; the countryside; a rural area; one's...
2Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
3Tagalogsibuyasonion
4Spanishcebollaonion
5Old Spanishcebollaonion
6Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
7Latincēpaonion
Every word from Latin cēpaEvery word from Tagalog mag-Every word from Late Latin cepulla
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