Where does “pakikiapid” come from?

pakikiapid (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog apid, from English aphid, from New Latin aphis.

pakikiapid (Tagalog): adultery; fornication

Definitions

  1. adultery; fornication

Ancestry of “pakikiapid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogapidconcubinage; illicit cohabitation; illicit coitus
2EnglishaphidSapsucking pest insect of the superfamily...
3New Latinaphis—
Every word from New Latin aphis →Every word from English aphid →Every word from Tagalog apid →
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