Where does “Embargo” come from?

Embargo (German) 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 (German): embargo

Definitions

  1. embargo

Ancestry of “Embargo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishembargoembargo; trade embargo; distraint
2Spanishembargarto impound; to overwhelm
3Vulgar Latinimbarricare
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “Embargo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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