Where does “empalement” come from?
empalement (English) comes from English empale, from English pale, from Middle English pale, from Old French pal, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
empalement (English): Obsolete form of impalement
Definitions
- Obsolete form of impalement
Ancestry of “empalement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empale | Obsolete form of impale; To make pale |
| 2 | English | pale | Light in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint |
| 3 | Middle English | pale | — |
| 4 | Old French | pal | — |
| 5 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |