Where does “panxa enlaire” come from?

panxa enlaire (Catalan) comes from Catalan panxa, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

panxa enlaire (Catalan): in supine position, lying on one's back (an idiom, literally belly upward)

Definitions

  1. in supine position, lying on one's back (an idiom, literally belly upward)

Ancestry of “panxa enlaire”, step by step

panxa enlaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan panxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpanxabelly
2Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

via Catalan enlaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanenlaireupwards
Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Catalan panxa →