Where does “posporo” come from?
posporo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish fósforo, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
posporo (Tagalog): match; safety match
Definitions
- match; safety match
Ancestry of “posporo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fósforo | match, matchstick; phosphorus |
| 2 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |