Where does “magpapintura” come from?

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

magpapintura (Tagalog): to ask someone to do the painting

Definitions

  1. to ask someone to do the painting

Ancestry of “magpapintura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmagpa-Actor trigger - to ask someone do something
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 cēpa