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Where does “posas” come from?

posas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish esposas, from Spanish esposa, from Latin spōnsa.

posas (Tagalog): handcuffs

Definitions

  1. handcuffs

Ancestry of “posas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishesposashandcuffs; plural of esposa
2Spanishesposawife; handcuff
3Latinspōnsa—
Every word from Latin spōnsa →