Where does “enchalupa” come from?
enchalupa (English) comes from English enchilada, from Spanish enchilada, from Spanish enchilar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
enchalupa (English): A combination enchilada and chalupa
Definitions
- A combination enchilada and chalupa
Ancestry of “enchalupa”, step by step
enchalupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enchilada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enchilada | A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a... |
| 2 | Spanish | enchilada | a meal consisting of rolled tortillas baked in a... |
| 3 | Spanish | enchilar | to add chile; to sting; to become red in the face |
| 4 | Spanish | en- | en- all meanings |
| 5 | Old Spanish | en- | — |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English chalupa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chalupa | A shallop from Xochimilco; A specialty food of... |
| 2 | Spanish | chalupa | shallop, sloop, launch; flip-flop, slipper,... |
| 3 | French | chaloupé | swinging, swaying; past participle of chalouper |
| 4 | Middle French | chaloppe | nutshell, seed husk; a sort of flat-bottomed boat |
| 5 | Old French | eschalope | shell; pod, shell, nutshell |
| 6 | Old French | eschale | shell |
| 7 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 8 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |