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Where does “silopono” come from?

silopono (Tagalog) comes from Spanish xilófono, from Spanish xilo-, from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

silopono (Tagalog): xylophone

Definitions

  1. xylophone

Ancestry of “silopono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishxilófonoxylophone
2Spanishxilo-xylo-
3Ancient Greekξύλονcut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;...
4Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
5Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
6Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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