Where does “magpataba” come from?

magpataba (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.

magpataba (Tagalog): to undergo weight gain to be fat

Definitions

to undergo weight gain to be fat

Ancestry of “magpataba”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	magpa-	Actor trigger - to ask someone do something
2	Tagalog	mag-	actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
3	Tagalog	sibuyas	onion
4	Spanish	cebolla	onion
5	Old Spanish	cebolla	onion
6	Late Latin	cepulla	onion-bed, onion-field; small onion
7	Latin	cēpa	onion

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