Where does “sangkaterba” come from?

sangkaterba (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog katerba, from Spanish caterva, from Latin caterva, from Proto-Italic *katerwā — company, band of people.

sangkaterba (Tagalog): a huge quantity

Definitions

  1. a huge quantity

Ancestry of “sangkaterba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkaterbamultitude; throng of people or things
2Spanishcatervacrowd, multitude
3Latincatervaa crowd, a band, a troop; vocative singular of...
4Proto-Italic*katerwācompany, band of people
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