Where does “matapunan” come from?
matapunan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tapon, from Spanish tapón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
matapunan (Tagalog): to have liquid thrown or spilled on unintentionally
Definitions
- to have liquid thrown or spilled on unintentionally
Ancestry of “matapunan”, step by step
matapunan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tapon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tapon | act of throwing away something |
| 2 | Spanish | tapón | obstruction; traffic jam; cap, plug, bung,... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ón | emphasizes that something is large, grand,... |
| 4 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 5 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 6 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 7 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 8 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 9 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 10 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 11 | French | -ate | ate |
| 12 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Tagalog ma- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ma- -an | to suffer the quality of adjective indicated |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |