Where does “walang-kuwenta” come from?
walang-kuwenta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kuwenta, from Spanish cuenta, from Spanish contar, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
walang-kuwenta (Tagalog): useless; unimportant; insignificant; worthless
Definitions
- useless; unimportant; insignificant; worthless
Ancestry of “walang-kuwenta”, step by step
walang-kuwenta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog kuwenta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kuwenta | computation; calculation; reckoning; determining of the total amount |
| 2 | Spanish | cuenta | count, tally; operation; bill |
| 3 | Spanish | contar | to count; to tally |
| 4 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |