Where does “impalement” come from?
impalement (English) comes from English empalement, 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 — to attach.
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Ancestry of “impalement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | empalement | Obsolete form of impalement |
| 2 | English | empale | Obsolete form of impale; To make pale |
| 3 | English | pale | Light in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint |
| 4 | Middle English | pale | — |
| 5 | Old French | pal | — |
| 6 | Latin | pālus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
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