Where does “empaler” come from?
empaler (English) comes from English impaler, from English impale, from French empaler, from Italian impalare, from Spanish empalar, from Latin impālāre, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos — to attach.
empaler (English): Obsolete form of impaler
Definitions
- Obsolete form of impaler
Ancestry of “empaler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impaler | One who impales |
| 2 | English | impale | To pierce with any long, pointed object; To... |
| 3 | French | empaler | to impale |
| 4 | Italian | impalare | to impale; to stake, prop up |
| 5 | Spanish | empalar | to impale |
| 6 | Latin | impālāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |