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Where does “pataksil” come from?

pataksil (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taksil, from Malay taksir, from Dutch taxeren, from French taxer, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.

pataksil (Tagalog): treacherous

Definitions

  1. treacherous

Ancestry of “pataksil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaksiltraitor; treacherous
2Malaytaksir—
3Dutchtaxerento evaluate, appraise
4Frenchtaxerto tax, to impose a tax on
5Latintaxāre—
6LatinTaxusyew
7Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8Spanish-scopio-scope
9Latin-scopium—
10Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “pataksil”

  • Patacsil
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