Where does “impalamento” come from?

impalamento (Italian) comes from Italian impalare, from Spanish empalar, from Latin impālāre, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

impalamento (Italian): impalement

Definitions

  1. impalement

Ancestry of “impalamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimpalareto impale; to stake, prop up
2Spanishempalarto impale
3Latinimpālāre—
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →