Where does “empacho” come from?
empacho (English) comes from Spanish empacho, from Spanish empachar, from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedico, from Latin pēdica, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
empacho (English): A Hispanic folk illness ascribed to blockage of the stomach
Definitions
- A Hispanic folk illness ascribed to blockage of the stomach
Ancestry of “empacho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | empacho | shame, embarrassment |
| 2 | Spanish | empachar | to obstruct; to pig out, to stuff oneself |
| 3 | Old French | empeechier | to fetter; to hinder |
| 4 | Latin | impedico | I fetter; I entangle |
| 5 | Latin | pēdica | shackle, fetter |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |