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Where does “para” come from?

para (Tagalog) comes from Spanish pará, from Spanish pora, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

para (Tagalog): For; so; in order that; for; Said by any jeepney...

Definitions

  1. For; so; in order that; for; Said by any jeepney...

Ancestry of “para”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpará
2SpanishporaObsolete spelling of para
3LatinAd—
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnos—
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