Where does “marikita” come from?
marikita (Tagalog) comes from Spanish mariquita, from Spanish marica, from Spanish María, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.
marikita (Tagalog): ladybird; ladybug
Ancestry of “marikita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | mariquita | ladybird , ladybug; queer, faggot , poof |
| 2 | Spanish | marica | poof; fag; faggot; dude; bro; mate; magpie |
| 3 | Spanish | María | Mary |
| 4 | Latin | Marīa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 7 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |