Where does “magkatakob” come from?

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

magkatakob (Tagalog): joined face-to-face such as two pictures joined together or halves of cane sugar stuck together

Definitions

  1. joined face-to-face such as two pictures joined together or halves of cane sugar stuck together

Ancestry of “magkatakob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmagka-Prefix for verbs with actor focus and causative...
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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