Where does “empezoñar” come from?

empezoñar (Galician) comes from Galician pezoña, from Old Portuguese poçõya, from Vulgar Latin potionea, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

empezoñar (Galician): to poison

Definitions

  1. to poison

Ancestry of “empezoñar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpezoñapoison
2Old Portuguesepoçõya
3Vulgar Latinpotionea
4Latinpōtiōdrinking
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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