Where does “pasig-an” come from?
pasig-an (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pasigaan, from Tagalog siga, from Tagalog sigarilyo, from Spanish cigarrillo, from Spanish -illo, from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “pasig-an”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pasigaan | to be caused to be burned of garbage, weeds, etc |
| 2 | Tagalog | siga | fire made by burning garbage, weeds, etc;... |
| 3 | Tagalog | sigarilyo | cigarette |
| 4 | Spanish | cigarrillo | cigarette |
| 5 | Spanish | -illo | Added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | -iello | A diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |