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Where does “toma” come from?

toma (Tagalog) comes from Spanish tomar, from Vulgar Latin tumare, from Latin autumare — present active infinitive of autumō;...

toma (Tagalog): act of drinking alcohol

Definitions

  1. act of drinking alcohol

Ancestry of “toma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtomarto take; to drink, have
2Vulgar Latintumare—
3Latinautumarepresent active infinitive of autumō;...

Words derived from “toma”

  • tumoma
  • tomador
Every word from Latin autumare →