Where does “sirwelas” come from?
sirwelas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ciruela, from Latin cereŏla, from Latin cereolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sirwelas (Tagalog): plum
Definitions
- plum
Ancestry of “sirwelas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ciruela | plum |
| 2 | Latin | cereŏla | — |
| 3 | Latin | cereolus | of the colour of wax; small candle; plum |
| 4 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |