Where does “pribilehiyo” come from?
pribilehiyo (Tagalog) comes from Italian privilegio, from Latin prīvilēgium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pribilehiyo (Tagalog): privilege
Definitions
- privilege
Ancestry of “pribilehiyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | privilegio | privilege; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | prīvilēgium | A law or bill concerning a specific individual |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |