Where does “embalbir” come from?

embalbir (Catalan) comes from Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

embalbir (Catalan): to numb, benumb

Definitions

  1. to numb, benumb

Ancestry of “embalbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbalbdumb, silent; stammering, inarticulate,...
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Latin balbus →Every word from Old Irish balb →