Where does “embargo” come from?
Embargo comes from Spanish embargar, formed from Latin in- (prefix meaning "in") and Latin in (meaning "in"), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.
embargo (English): An order by the government prohibiting ships from...
Definitions
- An order by the government prohibiting ships from...
Ancestry of “embargo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | embargar | to impound; to overwhelm |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | imbarricare | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “embargo”