Where does “malapatinig” come from?
malapatinig (Tagalog) comes from English semivowel, from English vowel, from Old French vouel, from Old French voyeul, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs — to speak, to sound out.
malapatinig (Tagalog): semivowel; semivocal
Definitions
- semivowel; semivocal
Ancestry of “malapatinig”, step by step
malapatinig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semivowel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semivowel | A sound in speech which has some qualities of a... |
| 2 | English | vowel | A sound produced by the vocal cords with... |
| 3 | Old French | vouel | Alternative form of voyeul |
| 4 | Old French | voyeul | vowel |
| 5 | Latin | vōcālis | uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal |
| 6 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |