Where does “enganar” come from?

enganar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese enganar, from Late Latin ingannare, from Latin inganno, from Latin ganno, from Latin gannio — I yelp, bark; I grumble, snarl; gabble.

enganar (Galician): to deceive; to mislead

Definitions

  1. to deceive; to mislead

Ancestry of “enganar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseenganar—
2Late Latiningannare—
3LatiningannoI trick, deceive
4Latinganno—
5LatingannioI yelp, bark; I grumble, snarl; gabble

Words derived from “enganar”

Every word from Latin gannio →Every word from Latin ganno →Every word from Latin inganno →