Where does “imbarazzatissimo” come from?
imbarazzatissimo (Italian) comes from Italian imbarazzato, from Italian imbarazzare, from Italian imbarazzo, from Spanish embarazo, from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from Arabic مَرَسَة, from Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ — to tie.
Ancestry of “imbarazzatissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | imbarazzato | embarrassed, uncomfortable; past participle of... |
| 2 | Italian | imbarazzare | to obstruct a location; to impede; to hinder... |
| 3 | Italian | imbarazzo | obstacle, trouble, difficulty; embarrassment,... |
| 4 | Spanish | embarazo | pregnancy, childbearing; inconvenience, obstacle;... |
| 5 | Spanish | embarazar | to impregnate, make pregnant; to become pregnant;... |
| 6 | Portuguese | embaraçar | to tangle; to snarl; to embarrass |
| 7 | Arabic | مَرَسَة | rope |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܡܰܪܫܳܐ | rope |
| 9 | Akkadian | 𒄙 | rope; yarn, twine, wire, string; a twist of... |
| 10 | Akkadian | 𒆟 | to tie |