Where does “mula” come from?
mula (Tagalog) comes from Spanish mulá, from Medieval Latin mula, from Latin mulleus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
mula (Tagalog): from; origin
Definitions
- from; origin
Ancestry of “mula”, step by step
mula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish mulá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mulá | mullah |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | mula | — |
| 3 | Latin | mulleus | of a red color (said of shoes) |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Sanskrit मूल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मूल | root; radish; base, foundation |