Where does “mamboboso” come from?
mamboboso (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog boso, from Spanish buzo, from Portuguese búzio, from Old Portuguese buzỹo, from Latin būcinum, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς — army.
mamboboso (Tagalog): voyeur; peeping tom
Ancestry of “mamboboso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | boso | to peep; to view someone, usually for sexual... |
| 2 | Spanish | buzo | diver; sweatshirt; tracksuit, joggers |
| 3 | Portuguese | búzio | conch; hence trumpet; whelk; pearl fisher |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | buzỹo | — |
| 5 | Latin | būcinum | — |
| 6 | Latin | būcina | — |
| 7 | Latin | bōs | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 9 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |