Where does “tsismoso” come from?
tsismoso (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chismoso, from Spanish chisme, from Spanish cisma, from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
tsismoso (Tagalog): a male gossip, eavesdropper or gossipmonger; nosy
Definitions
- a male gossip, eavesdropper or gossipmonger; nosy
Ancestry of “tsismoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chismoso | nosy; curious; a gossip, informer, tattler |
| 2 | Spanish | chisme | gossip; trinket, gadget; thingy |
| 3 | Spanish | cisma | schism |
| 4 | Latin | schisma | schism (a split or separation within a group or organization) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχίσμα | That which is divided: division, rent, split; A... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχίζω | I split, cleave; I divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |