Where does “enganxifós” come from?

enganxifós (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.

enganxifós (Catalan): greasy, sticky

Definitions

  1. greasy, sticky

Ancestry of “enganxifós”, step by step

enganxifós traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan enganxar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanenganxarto stick (together), to paste
2Catalanen-en- all meanings
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos

via Catalan if

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanif
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en