Where does “ating” come from?
ating (Tok Pisin) comes from Tagalog ateng, from Tagalog -ng, from Spanish -ín, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
ating (Tok Pisin): evidently; apparently; seemingly
Definitions
- evidently; apparently; seemingly
Ancestry of “ating”, step by step
ating traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ateng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ateng | elder sister; big sister |
| 2 | Tagalog | -ng | Enclitic suffix equalling to "na" after words... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ín | chico + -ito → chiquito + API → chiquitín |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Tok Pisin nating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | nating | ordinary; nothing |
| 2 | English | nothing | API; Not any thing; no thing; An absence of... |
| 3 | Middle English | nothyng | Not any thing; no thing |
| 4 | Old English | nāþing | — |
via Tagalog atin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | atin | our |