Where does “embalsamar” come from?
embalsamar (Galician) comes from Galician ar, from Old Portuguese aar, from Old Portuguese aere, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.
embalsamar (Galician): to embalm
Definitions
- to embalm
Ancestry of “embalsamar”, step by step
embalsamar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | ar | air; furthermore, in addition; never |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | aar | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | aere | — |
| 4 | Latin | āēr | air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |
via Galician en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | en | in; When preceding a complement of a verb it can... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | en | in |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Galician bálsamo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | bálsamo | balsam resin |