Where does “embargo” come from?

embargo (Estonian) comes from Spanish embargo, from Spanish embargar, from Vulgar Latin imbarricare, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

embargo (Estonian): embargo

Definitions

embargo

Ancestry of “embargo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	embargo	embargo; trade embargo; distraint
2	Spanish	embargar	to impound; to overwhelm
3	Vulgar Latin	imbarricare	—
4	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

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