Where does “sebo-talahib” come from?

sebo-talahib (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cebo, from Latin cibus — food, fodder; nourishment, sustenance.

sebo-talahib (Tagalog): gamecock

Definitions

  1. gamecock

Ancestry of “sebo-talahib”, step by step

sebo-talahib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cebo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcebobait; fodder; grain
2Latincibusfood, fodder; nourishment, sustenance

via Tagalog talahib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtalahibkans grass (Saccharum spontaneum)
Every word from Latin cibus →Every word from Spanish cebo →