Where does “makiapid” come from?

makiapid (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog apid, from English aphid, from New Latin aphis.

makiapid (Tagalog): to commit adultery

Definitions

  1. to commit adultery

Ancestry of “makiapid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogapidconcubinage; illicit cohabitation; illicit coitus
2EnglishaphidSapsucking pest insect of the superfamily...
3New Latinaphis—
Every word from New Latin aphis →Every word from English aphid →Every word from Tagalog apid →