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