Where does “enganxós” come from?

enganxós (Catalan) comes from Catalan enganxar, from Catalan en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enganxós (Catalan): sticky; catchy

Definitions

sticky; catchy

Ancestry of “enganxós”, step by step

enganxós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan enganxar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	enganxar	to stick (together), to paste
2	Catalan	en-	en- all meanings
3	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
4	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
5	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via Catalan ós

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	ós	bear
2	Latin	ursus	a bear
3	Proto-Italic	*orsos	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →