Where does “republika” come from?
republika (Tagalog) comes from Spanish república, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
republika (Tagalog): republic
Ancestry of “republika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | república | republic |
| 2 | Latin | rēspublica | — |
| 3 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 5 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |