Where does “sudeste” come from?
sudeste (Tagalog) comes from Spanish sudeste, from French sud-est, from French est, from Middle French est, from Old French est, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sudeste (Tagalog): southeast
Definitions
- southeast
Ancestry of “sudeste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sudeste | southeast |
| 2 | French | sud-est | south-east |
| 3 | French | est | east; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Middle French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 5 | Old French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 6 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |