Where does “mamasura” come from?
mamasura (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog basura, from Spanish basura, from Old Spanish vassura, from Vulgar Latin versura, from Latin verrō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
mamasura (Tagalog): to pick reusable or recyclable materials from garbage; to scavenge
Definitions
- to pick reusable or recyclable materials from garbage; to scavenge
Ancestry of “mamasura”, step by step
mamasura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog basura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | basura | garbage; trash |
| 2 | Spanish | basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | vassura | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | versura | nominative feminine singular of versūrus;... |
| 5 | Latin | verrō | to scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Kartvelian mam-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Kartvelian | mam- | father |