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Where does “impaler” come from?

impaler (English) comes from English impale, from French empaler, from Italian impalare, from Spanish empalar, from Latin impālāre, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos — to attach.

impaler (English): One who impales

Definitions

  1. One who impales

Ancestry of “impaler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpaleTo pierce with any long, pointed object; To...
2Frenchempalerto impale
3Italianimpalareto impale; to stake, prop up
4Spanishempalarto impale
5Latinimpālāre—
6Latinpālus—
7Proto-Italicpākslos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “impaler”

  • empaler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →