Where does “waitpela binatang” come from?
waitpela binatang (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin waitpela, from Tok Pisin wait, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
waitpela binatang (Tok Pisin): termite
Definitions
- termite
Ancestry of “waitpela binatang”, step by step
waitpela binatang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin waitpela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | waitpela | white |
| 2 | Tok Pisin | wait | white |
| 3 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 4 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 5 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 6 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 7 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |