Where does “unyonista” come from?
unyonista (Tagalog) comes from Spanish unionista, from Spanish unión, from Late Latin unio, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
unyonista (Tagalog): trade unionist
Definitions
- trade unionist
Ancestry of “unyonista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | unionista | unionist |
| 2 | Spanish | unión | union; binding, junction; unity, togetherness |
| 3 | Late Latin | unio | oneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,... |
| 4 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |