Where does “empêtrer” come from?
empêtrer (French) comes from Vulgar Latin impastoriare, from Latin pāstōrius, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
empêtrer (French): to ensnare, to entangle, to bog down
Definitions
- to ensnare, to entangle, to bog down
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