Where does “tarpolitiko” come from?
tarpolitiko (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tarpolin, from English tarpaulin, from English pall, from English appal, from Hungarian app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
Ancestry of “tarpolitiko”, step by step
tarpolitiko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tarpolin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tarpolin | tarpaulin |
| 2 | English | tarpaulin | A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material,... |
| 3 | English | pall | Senses relating to cloth; Senses relating to... |
| 4 | English | appal | Alternative spelling of appall |
| 5 | Hungarian | app | app, application |
| 6 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 7 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 8 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 9 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via Tagalog politiko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | politiko | politician |
| 2 | Spanish | político | political; in-law; politician |
| 3 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 4 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 5 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |