Where does “impalare” come from?
impalare (Italian) comes 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.
impalare (Italian): to impale; to stake, prop up
Definitions
- to impale; to stake, prop up
Ancestry of “impalare”, step by step
impalare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish empalar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | empalar | to impale |
| 2 | Latin | impālāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Late Latin impalare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | impalare | — |