Where does “sanib-puwersa” come from?

sanib-puwersa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog puwersa, from Spanish fuerza, from Old Spanish fuerça, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

sanib-puwersa (Tagalog): joined forces

Definitions

  1. joined forces

Ancestry of “sanib-puwersa”, step by step

sanib-puwersa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog puwersa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpuwersaforce
2Spanishfuerzaforce; strength
3Old Spanishfuerçastrength, might, power
4Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
5Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
6Old Latinforctisstrong
7Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Tagalog sanib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsanibjoined together as one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis