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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

  1. sticky; catchy

Ancestry of “enganxós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanenganxarto stick , to paste; to attach, to hook up; to...
2Catalanen-en-
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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