Where does “pagtripan” come from?
pagtripan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog trip, from English trip, from Middle English trippen, from Old French triper, from German Tripper — gonorrhea, clap.
pagtripan (Tagalog): to make fun of; to pick on; to poke fun
Definitions
- to make fun of; to pick on; to poke fun
Ancestry of “pagtripan”, step by step
pagtripan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog trip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | trip | trip; something or someone liked |
| 2 | English | trip | a journey; an excursion or jaunt; a stumble or... |
| 3 | Middle English | trippen | To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance;... |
| 4 | Old French | triper | to hop or dance around, strike with the feet |
| 5 | German | Tripper | gonorrhea, clap |
via Tagalog pag- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pag- -an | Object trigger - perform the action of the verb on/ at/ to/ in something or someone |